Element Symbols (Metals)
Al
What is aluminium
H
What is hydrogen
The element traditionally used for electrical wiring
What is copper
Diamonds are made out of this versatile element
What is carbon
The periodic table is organised by this.
What is atomic number
This group of elements is named for their ability to form strongly basic solutions in water.
What are the alkali metals
Zn
What is zinc
S
What is sulphur
The element used for modern drink cans
What is aluminum
An element used for weather and party balloons
What is helium
These elements are made in a lab
What are synthetic elements
This group of elements are named for their tendency to avoid bonding and remain monatomic.
What are noble gases
U
What is uranium
Ne
What is neon
The element important for strong teeth and bones
What is calcium
An element that kills germs in swimming pools
What is chlorine
The father of the periodic table
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev
The most recent addition to the periodic table and one of only two elements named after a living scientist.
What is Oganesson
(named for Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian)
Cu
What is copper
F
What is fluorine
This element makes beautiful gems that look like diamonds but cost much less
What is zirconium
An element used to sterilise cuts and drinking water
What is iodine
These give off small particles
What are radioactive elements
All elements from atomic numbers 1 to 92 have been found in nature except this one.
What is element 43, technetium
Ag
What is silver
As
What is arsenic
An element essential for brilliant blue colours in gems, paints, and glass
What is cobalt
An element essential for making materials glow in the dark (without radiation)
What is phosphorus
These scientists tried to turn lead into gold
Who are alchemists
This group of elements are named for their ability to form salts, for example table salt.