Element Names
Element Symbols
Element or Compound?
Lab Equipment
Parts of the Periodic Table
The Scientific Method
Groups of the PT
100
H
hydrogen
100
helium
He
100
K
element
100
beaker
100
columns on the PT are called
groups/families
100
Step 1
ask a question
100
What is group 8A (18) called?
noble gases
200
Ne
neon
200
aluminum
Al
200
O2
element
200
test tube
200
rows on the PT are called
periods
200
step 2
background research
200
What are the elements in the middle of the PT called?
transition metals
300
Na
sodium
300
chlorine
Cl
300
MgCl2
300
graduated cylinder
300
Metals are on the ____________ side of the PT and nonmetals are on the _____________.
left, right
300
step 3
hypothesis
300
What is the name of group 1A?
alkali metals
400
K
potassium
400
gold
Au
400
CO
compound
400
erlenmeyer flask
400
How many groups are there on the PT? How many periods?
18, 7
400
step 4
experiment
400
What is the name of group 7A (17)?
halogens
500
Pb
lead
500
iron
Fe
500
KNO3
compound
500
well plate
500
What separates the metals from the nonmetals on the PT?
staircase
500
step 5
analyze data and draw conclusions
500
What are the elements called that have properties of metals and nonmetals?
metalloids
600
Hg
mercury
600
tungsten
W
600
Ca3(PO4)2
compound
600
mortar and pestle
600
What do the period numbers tell us about an atom?
number of energy levels
600
step 6
communicate results
600
What is the name of group 2A?
alkaline earth metals