Vocabulary
the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element
atom
Francium
Barium
81
Hydrogen
Nonmetal
Name an element named after a place or location
Californium, Americium, Europium, Germanium, Francium, Tennessine, etc
the center of an atom, containing protons and neutrons
nucleus
Osmium
group 8, period 6
Molybdenum
54
Ruthenium
Metal
Name an element named after a person
Curium, Einsteinium, Mendelevium, Thorium, Copernicium, Nobelium, etc
the columns on the periodic table are called ________________ and the rows are called ________________
groups, periods
Cadmium
group 12, period 5
Bismuth
126
Strontium
Metal
What nonmetal element makes up most of a human's body mass?
Oxygen
uses the symbol for an element and dots to represent the number of electrons in the element's outer energy level
electron dot diagram
group 16, period 6
Selenium
45
Arsenic
Metalloid
Name at least 3 uses for metal elements
............
this word refers to the characteristics of an object or material
properties
Germanium
group 14, period 4
Cesium
78
Radon
Nonmetal
Name at least 3 uses for nonmetal or metalloid elements
.................