Table of Elements 101
True or False? An element's atomic # is also where it is placed on the periodic table?
True
_________________ are substances that cannot be broken down any further by chemical means.
Elements
________ are lustrous, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity.
Metals
What family is aluminum in? (Hint* Group 13)
Boron
This property characterizes materials in reactions that change their identity.
Chemical
On the periodic table, the vertical columns are referred to as ______________.
Groups
On the periodic table, the horizontal rows are known as ________________.
Periods
Elements in the same group have similar properties.... what are the 2 kinds of properties?
Chemical and Physical
Li (Lithium) is classified as group 1.... meaning they are ________ metals.
Alkali
Silicon and Germanium are used in electronics and technology because they are good ___________ conductors
Semi
What are the 4 parts of each element shown on the periodic table?
NEED ALL FOUR
Atomic #, Symbol, Name, and Average Atomic Mass
This word refers to how easily an element can be shaped...
MUST PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY
Malleable
What are the 3 major categories of elements? Need all 3
Calcium (Ca) is in what group #?
2
What element is a good representation of milk?
Calcium (Ca)
Transition
This major category holds elements that share some but not all the properties of metals.
Metalloids
Being a "good conductor" refers to how easily _________ and ___________ can pass through it.
Heat and Electricity
Group 9, period 4 is what element? You can give me just the symbol
Cobalt (Co)
What kind of element is the basic element in all organic compounds and its family is important to life?
Carbon
Come up to the board and label the 4 parts of this element... need all 4
Answer will vary
This element makes up 3/4 of our atmosphere
Nitrogen
How many total groups and periods are there on the periodic table?
7 periods and 18 groups
This element is secluded by itself due to its duality of sharing properties with Halogens and Alkali Metals
Hydrogen
Aluminum soda cans are in this family of the periodic table
Boron (Group 13)