Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt
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Write the names and symbols of the elements in Group 1.
What do we call the Group 1 elements below Hydrogen?
How many electrons are in the outer shell of Group 1 elements?
What Group do Group 1 elements combine readily with and
why?
Write the names and symbols of the elements in Group 2.
How many elements are in Period 3?
What is the symbol for Tungsten?
What is the atomic mass of Platinum
Name 4 elements and their symbols where the symbol begins
with a different letter than the element? Why does this
happen?
The Lanthanide series exists in what Period?
The Actinide series exists in what Period?
Why are the Lanthanide series and Actinide series elements
located at the bottom of the table?
How many electron energy levels are in Period 4 elements?
How many Groups are there?
How many Periods are there?
How many elements are gases at room temperature?
How many elements are liquids at room temperature? Name
them.
Write the names and symbols of the metalloids.
How many metalloids are there?
What are the atomic numbers of the “Iron Triad”? How are
they arranged on the periodic table?
What are the atomic numbers of the “Coinage Metals”? How
are they arranged on the periodic table?
What is the atomic mass of Rhenium?
23. Regarding outer shell electrons, how is Helium similar to the
elements below it? How is it different from the elements below
it?
24. What are Groups 3 through 12 called?
25. In general, atomic mass increases from left to right on the
periodic table. Find an example in the table where the atomic
mass actually decreases from left to right. Name both
elements.
26. What does the atomic mass represent, and how does this relate
to the number of protons, neutrons, and the most common
isotopes of an element?
27. Beryllium has an atomic number of 4 and an atomic mass of
9.012 amu. Knowing this:
a. How many protons does Beryllium have?
b. How many electrons does Beryllium normally have?
c. How many neutrons does Beryllium have?
28. Who organized the first version of the periodic table of the
elements?
29. What happens when alkali metals are placed in water?
30. Alkaline earth metals are commonly used in what Independence
Day tradition?
31. Which element is named for Albert Einstein?
32. How many electron energy levels does Carbon have?
33. Name 7 elements that begin with the letter C.
34. Identify a solid nonmetal element?
35. Identify a gas nonmetal element