What are the columns of the periodic table called?
Groups
What happens to a metals appearance when you sand it?
It becomes/stays shiny
Who invented the modern periodic table?
Which side of the periodic table are metals found on?
True
Why was Mendeleev's periodic table so impressive?
It could be used to predict future elements
Periods
What element's symbol is K?
Potassium
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118
The periodic table is mostly... metals/non metals/ metalloids
What increases as we go down the periodic table?
Atomic radius
You find a new element. It is shiny, conducts electricity and can be bent into new shapes without breaking. What type of element do you think it is?
Metal
Who was made fun of for his poor attempted at a periodic table? (Only need his last name)
Newlands
What subatomic particle decides what type of element an atom is
Proton
What increases as we go from left to right in the periodic table?
Metals are _________, they can be bent into shape
Malleable
Who was the first person to attempt to make a periodic table
John Dalton