COPPER hopper
GOLD rush
IRONman
silly SILICON
Element Riddles
100
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
Where is the left side?
100
Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?
Where is the right side?
100
Where at the metalloids located on the Periodic Table?
Where is the stair-step line?
100

Can a metalloid have properties of metals and nonmetals?

What is yes?

100

This element has a full set of valence electrons and 10 protons.

What is neon?

200
Most metals are: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, or GASSES
What is solid?
200
Most nonmetals are: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, GASES
What is gas?
200
What is not a characteristic of a metal? CONDUCTOR OF HEAT MALLEABLE BRITTLE DUCTILE SHINY
What is brittle?
200

Which group of elements does not get involved in bonding?

What is Gr 18 or the noble gases.
200

This element has four valence electrons and can be found in foods like carbohydrates and fats.

What is carbon?

300
What fraction of metals make up the periodic table?
What is 2/3's?
300
Which is not a characteristic of a nonmetal? BRITTLE NON-DUCTILE SHINY NON-MALEABLE
What is shiny?
300
Where are the elements located on the Periodic Table? HELIUM, OXYGEN, NITROGEN
Where is the right side of the Periodic Table? -nonmetals
300

Where are these substances located on the Periodic Table? COPPER, GOLD, ALUMINUM, IRON

Where is the left, middle side? -metals

300

This element never is found alone.  It is what our bodies take in when we breathe.  It has an atomic mass of 16 amu.

What is oxygen?

400

What is the classification of these characteristics? SHINY BRITTLE SEMICONDUCTOR SOLID

What is a metalloid?

400
What is the only nonmetal element that is located on the left side of the Periodic Table?
What is Hydrogen?
400
What is ductile?
What is a metal that can be made into wire?
400
What is malleable?
What is something that can be hammered into a flat sheet?
400

A very reactive non-metal that can be found in table salt.

What is chlorine?

500
What classification has these characteristics: DULL, INSULATOR, BRITTLE, NON-MALLEABLE
What is a nonmetal?
500
Name this classification: DULL, BRITTLE, MALLEABLE
What is a metalloid?
500
What element is located on the stair-step line, but is not a metalloid?
What is Aluminum?
500
What classification has these characteristics: SHINY LUSTER, MALLEABLE, DUCTILE, CONDUCTOR
What is a metal?
500

A lightweight metal found in soda cans.  It has 13 electrons.

What is Aluminum

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