Classic Chemists
Going waaaaay back, he was the first person to propose that the world was made of small uncuttable parts.
Who is Democritus?
He flew a kite during a lightning storm and test what came down the string.
Who is Ben Franklin?
The noble gases are located on this side of the periodic table.
What is the right side?
Believed to have fallen from the sky, this ancient metal was used for making tools by primitive tribes.
What is iron?
The solid mass at the center of every atom is called this.
What is the nucleus?
Proposed in the early 1800s, we studied the five points of this man's atomic theory.
Who is John Dalton?
Electricity is the flow of these subatomic particles.
What are electrons?
The periodic table is arranged according to valence electrons. Valence electrons reside here in an atom.
Where is the outermost shell?
Rocks that fall from the sky, bringing metal with them, are called these.
What are meteorites?
The positively charged particles found within an atom are called these.
What are protons?
This Russian chemist is credited with organizing the Periodic Table of the Elements.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
Electricity is derived from the word elektron, which is Greek for this sticky substance.
What is amber?
Periods, on the periodic table run in this direction.
What is horizontal?
This slow form of oxidation occurs when iron combines with oxygen.
What is rust?
Lighter than all other subatomic particles, these negatively charged ones circle around in orbits beyond the nucleus.
What are electrons?
This odd group of pseudoscientists were searching for the philosopher's stone.
Who were alchemists?
This Italian scientist noticed a frog's leg twitched when dissecting it with a metal scalpel.
Who is Galvani?
Noble gases (beyond helium) contain this number of valence electrons.
What is 8?
This ancient metal cannot withstand freezing cold temperatures, and led to a disastrous Antarctic exploration once.
What is tin?
A mixture of metals, like steel, has this name.
What is an alloy?
This French Catholic chemist is considered the Father of Chemistry, and credited with discovering the Law of Conservation of Matter.
Who is Antoine Lavoisier?
This Italian scientist is credited with inventing the battery and has a unit of electricity named for him.
Who is Alessandro Volta?
A family in the periodic table is related in how the elements react and bond. Families run in this direction on the table.
What is vertically?
The Roman name for this ancient metal is plumbum, and is where we get the word pluber from.
What is lead?
The ancient metal is too soft to mold into tools, but makes beautiful jewelry and art.
What is gold?