Vocabulary
The Atom
Elements
The Periodic Table (basics)
The Periodic Table (application)
100
Which vocabulary word describes: an individual particle of an element
Atom
100
How many different types of atoms occur naturally on earth?
92
100
How many elements naturally occur on earth?
92
100
What direction are Periods?
Horizontal (left to right)
100
List 1 element (chemical symbol) that will have similar properties to calcium (Ca) #20
Be, Mg, Sr, Ba, or Ra
200
Which vocabulary word describes: a unique particle of matter that is a fundamental building block of matter
Element
200
What unit is used to measure the size (length) of an atom?
Picometer
200
What is Carbon's atomic number?
6
200
What direction are groups?
Vertical (up and down)
200
List 1 element (chemical symbol) that will have similar properties to carbon (C) #6
Si, Ge, Sn, Pb or Fl
300
Which vocabulary word describes: the mass of an atom; all atoms of an element have the same atomic mass
Atomic mass
300
What unit is used to measure the mass of an atom?
Daltons
300
How many protons does Carbon have?
6
300
Elements in the same _____________ tend to have similar properties.
Group / Family/ Column
300
What period and group is xenon (Xe) #54
Period 5
Group 18
400
Which vocabulary word describes: a shorthand notation of one, two or three letters that represent the name of the element.
Chemical symbol
400
What is the scale used to measure the size of atoms?
Atomic scale
400
How are elements organized in periods across the periodic table?
By increasing mass, protons and atomic number
400
Who created today's current version of the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
400
What period and group is nitrogen (N) #7
Period 2
Group 15
500
Which vocabulary word describes: a table that lists all of the known elements and groups them into columns by important shared properties
The Periodic Table (of Elements)
500
Convert 0.000000000058 meters (the size of a neon atom) into scientific notation.
5.8 x 10-11
500
How are elements organized in groups/ families?
- Same number of valence electrons
- Similar properties
500
How did Dmitri Mendeleev organize the elements in the periodic table?
1.) Periods/ rows based on their atomic mass/ number/ protons
2.) Groups based on their properties
500
What period and group is potassium (K) #19
Period 4
Group 1