Table Etiquette
What are the 3 main categories of elements on the Periodic Table?
Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids
What is the chemical family name for the elements located in Group 7A (17)?
Halogens or Halides
What word can you spell out by using the symbols for Copper and Tellurium?
Cu Te
What is the name of the element with the symbol Mo?
Molybdenum
To which energy level does Scandium belong?
3
What do we call the vertical columns on the Periodic Table?
Groups
What is the chemical family name for the elements located in the d-block of the Periodic Table?
Transition Metals or Heavy Metals
What word can you spell when using the symbols for elements Carbon, Radium, and Phosphorus?
C Ra P
Name an element that is based on the name of a state within the United States.
Californium
What is the un-abbreviated electron configuration for Argon?
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
What do we call the horizontal rows on the Periodic Table?
Periods
What is the name of the chemical family that includes Sodium?
Alkali Metals
What word can be spelled by using the symbols of the elements Neon, Molybdenum, and Yttrium?
Mo Ne Y
Name an element that is based on the name of a continent on Earth.
Europium
Calculate the density of 3.0 mL of fluid with a mass of 6.0 grams.
D = 6.0g / 3.0mL = 2.0 g/mL
What information can we learn about an atom of an element when identifying its Group and Period on the Periodic Table?
Group = Valence Electrons
Period = Energy Levels
Which Group Number corresponds to the Alkaline Earth Metals?
Group 2A
Triple Jeopardy! What famous cartoon character's name can be spelled by using the symbols of the elements Sulfur, Phosphorus, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Germanium, Boron, Oxygen, and Boron?
S P O N Ge B O B
Give the names of five (5) elements that are classified as Metalloids.
Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium, and Astatine
Triple Jeopardy! Name at least four (4) of the flags of a chemical change.
Light, Heat, Color, Precipitate, Gas (Bubbles)
Double Jeopardy! Why are there two rows of elements separated from the rest of the Periodic Table?
To save room on the Periodic Table!
Triple Jeopardy! What is the alternative name used for the Noble Gases?
Inert Gases
Double Jeopardy! What word can be spelled out by using the symbols of the elements Sulfur, Nitrogen, Yttrium, Potassium, and Titanium?
S Ti N K Y
What is the name of the element with the symbol Es?
Einsteinium
QUADRUPLE JEOPARDY! What is the name AND symbol of Ms.Harris's element that was supposed to be named "Harrisium"?
Hassium, Hs