Chemistry
Names:
Chemical Elements, Electrons, Origins, and Key Features
Work in a group of 3 or 4 (put your names at the top right) to find answers these questions. Use your notes, the
textbook, online resources, and the special Periodic Tables available. You need to provide information about four
elements, but you can do a fifth element for extra credit.
Element name ___________________________________________________ Symbol _____________
My atomic number is ____________________ and my atomic weight is _______________________
I am in the ______________________________ row.
My complete electron configuration is
____________________________________________________, but my “short” version is
_____________________________________.
I have ___________ valence electrons, so my “dot structure” can be represented as ________________
I belong to the ___________________________________ “chemical family.” Three other elements in this family
are __________________________, _________________________, and ______________________________
Alone, I am found in the _______________ state. Some of my important properties are __________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I was discovered in _______________________________________. My name comes from
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Two minerals from which I can obtained are ___________________________ and __________________________
Some of my uses include _________________________________________________________________________
Element name ___________________________________________________ Symbol _____________
My atomic number is ____________________ and my atomic weight is _______________________
I am in the ______________________________ row.
My complete electron configuration is
____________________________________________________, but my “short” version is
_____________________________________.
I have ___________ valence electrons, so my “dot structure” can be represented as ________________
I belong to the ___________________________________ “chemical family.” Three other elements in this family
are __________________________, _________________________, and ______________________________
Alone, I am found in the _______________ state. Some of my important properties are __________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I was discovered in _______________________________________. My name comes from
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Two minerals from which I can obtained are ___________________________ and __________________________
Some of my uses include _________________________________________________________________________
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Element name ___________________________________________________ Symbol _____________
My atomic number is ____________________ and my atomic weight is _______________________
I am in the ______________________________ row.
My complete electron configuration is
____________________________________________________, but my “short” version is
_____________________________________.
I have ___________ valence electrons, so my “dot structure” can be represented as ________________
I belong to the ________________________________ “chemical family.” Three other elements in this family
are __________________________, _________________________, and ______________________________
Alone, I am found in the _______________ state. Some of my important properties are __________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I was discovered in _______________________________________. My name comes from
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Two minerals from which I can obtained are ___________________________ and __________________________
Some of my uses include _________________________________________________________________________
Element name ___________________________________________________ Symbol _____________
My atomic number is ____________________ and my atomic weight is _______________________
I am in the ______________________________ row.
My complete electron configuration is
____________________________________________________, but my “short” version is
_____________________________________.
I have ___________ valence electrons, so my “dot structure” can be represented as ________________
I belong to the ________________________________ “chemical family.” Three other elements in this family
are __________________________, _________________________, and ______________________________
Alone, I am found in the _______________ state. Some of my important properties are __________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I was discovered in _______________________________________. My name comes from
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Two minerals from which I can obtained are ___________________________ and __________________________
Some of my uses include _________________________________________________________________________