Table Scavenger Hunt
What is the lightest metal on the periodic table?
Lithium
P=4
N=5
E=4
What is the Mass?
9 amu
This family is made of metal and tends to form +1 ions
Alkali Metals, Group 1, the first column
Name 3 Non-Metals
Hydrogen, Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, etc
P=6
N=7
E=6
What is the mass?
What happens if you take away 1 Neutron?
Mass is 13amu
Element stays the same but mass goes down to 12
These metals occupy the middle of the table. THey can have many variable features and sometimes make colorful solutions when disolved.
Transition Metals
What is the symbol of potassium?
K
Name 3 features of every metal
Shiny Luster
Good Conductor
Malleable
P=3
N=4
E=3
What is the Mass?
What element is this?
Mass = 7
Element = Lithium
This is the name for column/Group 2 of the periodic table
Alkaline Earth Metals
At standard temperature and pressure, what are the 2 liquids on the periodic table?
Mercury and Bromine
What is the symbol for Mercury?
Hg
Where do you find the metalloids? Name 3 of them
on the Staircase
Boron, Silicon, Arsenic, Germanium, Antimony, Tellurium, Polonium, Astatine
P=15
N=17
E=16
What is the Mass?
Is it neutral or does it have a charge?
Mass = 32
Has a -1 charge
Chlorine, Iodine, and Fluorine are example of this chemical family
Halogens
What are the symbols for Copper, Silver, and Gold?
Cu, Ag, Au
Name 3 features of every non-metal
Brittle,
Dull,
Bad conductor/Good insulator
P=8
N=8
E=8
What is the mass?
What happens if you take away a Proton?
Mass = 16
Mass becomes 15, element becomes N
Also get some radiation poisoning.
These are the least reactive elements on the entire periodic table. They are happy with their full shells of electrons
Noble Gases