Element Symbols
Element Trivia
Uses of Elements
Uses of Elements
History of Elements
100
Al What is my name? Where am I on the Periodic Table? What is my atomic number?
What is aluminum
100
I am a noble gas. When I am charged with electrical current I create a distinct reddish-orange glow that can be seen from a distance. I once filled Times Square.
What is neon
100
I am used for drink cans
What is aluminum
100
This gas is used in hot air balloons. Why?
Helium. Because it is lighter than air.
100
This person developed the first periodic table
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev
200
Mg What is my name? Where am I on the Periodic Table? What is my atomic number?
What is magnesium
200
I am the only metal that is not solid but a liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury
200
I am used in electrical wires
What is copper
200
This element gives strong teeth and bones
What is calcium
200
Mendeleev's periodic table is organized by what?
Atomic mass.
300
Au What is my name? Where am I on the Periodic Table? What is my atomic number?
What is gold
300
I am a metal with a very low melting point. I can melt in your hand or spoon (but careful, I am radioactive!)
What is Gallium?
300
I am what diamonds are made of
What is carbon
300
This element is in air and used by our bodies to produce energy
What is oxygen
300
Moseley's periodic table is organized by what?
Atomic number.
400
U What is my name? Where am I on the Periodic Table? What is my atomic number?
What is uranium
400
What element is Argentina named after?
Ag, silver. Because silver was extracted in Argentina.
400
I am a disinfectant used to kill germs in cuts and wounds
What is iodine
400
This element is used to kill germs in swimming pools
What is chlorine
400
The number of what subatomic particle is responsible for an atom's elemental identity?
The number of protons
500
Pb What is my name? Where am I on the Periodic Table? What is my atomic number?
What is lead
500
Hg Where am I on the periodic table? What is my atomic number?
What is mercury
500
I am the main element (78%) in air
What is nitrogen
500
This element makes blue glass
What is cobalt
500
These scientists tried to turn lead into gold
Who are alchemists