Periodic Table Card Game
1. Cut out the cards below and develop an organizational scheme based on physical and chemical
properties of the elements (glue cards to a piece of paper.)
2. Write an explanation of your organization (neatly on lined loose-leaf notebook paper.)
 There cannot be any non-justified choices.
 Justification must relate back to properties.
3. The final 15 minutes of class will be used to compare organizational schemes.
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
1
-259
-252
0.5
1
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
40
851
1487
1
2
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
7
179
1327
0.5
1
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
31
44
280
2.5
3
14
-210
-196
2.5
3
12
3470
4347
2
4
40
-189
-186
------36
-101
-34
0.5
1
20
-248
-246
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Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
32
119
445
1
2
39
64
757
0.5
1
16
-219
-183
1
2
19
-218
-188
0.5
1
10
2037
2527
1.5
3
24
650
117
1
2
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
Atomic Mass:
Melting point (oC):
Boiling point (oC):
O in oxide:
Cl in chloride:
23
97
889
0.5
1
27
659
2327
1.5
3
4
-272
-269
------9
1287
2507
1
2
28
1407
2677
2
4
Periodic Variation in Properties
Using atomic numbers and information about each element’s properties, prepare the two graphs described below.
Look for patterns between atomic numbers and element properties as you construct the graphs.
Graph 1: Trends in a chemical property.
1. On a sheet of graph paper, draw a set of axes and title the graph “Trends in a Chemical Property.”
2. Label the x-axis “Atomic Number of E,” and number it from 1 to 20.
3. Label the y-axis “Number of Oxygen Atoms per Atom of E.” Number it from 0 to 3 in increments of 0.5.
4. Construct a bar graph by plotting the oxide data from the element cards. For example, if no oxide forms,
the height of the bar will be 0 because oxygen atoms do not form a compound with atoms of E. If E 2O (1
oxygen atom for 2 E atoms) is formed, the height of the bar is 0.5, which is the number of oxygen atoms
for each E atom in the compound. Similarly, the heights of the bars for other oxides are 1 for EO, 1.5 for
E2O3, 2 for EO2, and 2.5 for E2O5. Do you understand why?
5. Label each bar with the actual symbol of the element E involved in that compound.
Graph 2: Trends in a physical property.
6. On a separate sheet of graph paper, draw a set of axes, and title the graph “Trends in a Physical
Property.”
7. Label the x-axis “Atomic Number” and number it from 1 to 20.
8. Label the y-axis “Boiling Point (K) and number it from 0 to 3000K. Use as much of the space on the graph
paper as possible to plot these Kelvin temperatures. (Temperature in Kelvin (K) is related to temperature
in degrees Celsius (oC) by K = 273.15 + oC. You will learn more about the Kelvin temperature scale later in
the year.)
9. Construct a graph as in Step 4, this time using the boiling point data from the element cards. Do not
include data for the element with atomic number 6. The boiling point of this element (carbon) would be
quite far off the graph.
10. Label each bar with the symbol of the element it represents.
Questions
1. Does either graph reveal a repeating, or cyclic, pattern? (Hint: Focus on elements represented by very
large or very small bars.) Describe any patterns you observe.
2. Are these graphs consistent with patterns found in your earlier grouping of the elements? Explain.
3. Based on these two graphs, why is the chemist’s organization of elements called a periodic table?
4. Where are elements with the highest oxide numbers located on the Periodic Table?
5. Where are elements with the highest boiling points located on the Periodic Table?
6. Explain any trends you noted in your answers to Questions 4 and 5.
7. Predict which element should have the lowest boiling point: selenium (Se), bromine (Br), or krypton (Kr).
Explain how you decided.
Element Data for the First 20 Elements:
Atomic #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Atomic
Mass
1
4
7
9
10
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
36
40
39
40
Melting Point
(C)
-259
-272
179
1287
2037
3470
-210
-219
-218
-248
97
650
659
1407
44
119
-101
-189
64
851
Boiling Point
(C)
-252
-269
1327
2507
2527
4347
-196
-183
-188
-246
889
1111
2327
2677
280
445
-34
-186
757
1487
Boiling Point (K)
O in Oxide
0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1
0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1
0.5
0
0.5
1
Cl in
Chloride
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
2