Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt
Use your periodic table to answer the following questions.
1.
Identify the element
a. The element in group 5 and period 5 _____Niobium___________________
b. Only halogen that is a liquid at room temperature __Bromine________
(You will have to look at the big periodic table. Liquids are green)
c. Alkali metal with the most massive atoms____Francium______________
d. Non-metal in group 16 and period 3 _____Sulfur_____________________
e. Non-metal in group 16 and period 4 _____selenium___________________________
f. Alkaline earth element with the least massive atoms _Beryllium______
g. Noble gas that has atoms with 54 protons __Xenon______________
h. Alkali metal with37 protons _______Rubidium__________________________
2.
Complete the following table. The first row is completed as an example.
Name of Element
silicon
Oxygen
chromium
sodium
Aluminum
Potassium
Atomic Number
14
8
24
11
13
19
Number of Protons
14
8
24
11
13
19
Number of electrons
14
8
24
11
13
19
3. Shade in the following chemical families as indicated on the outline of the
periodic table.
Halogens – red, noble gases- yellow, alkali metals- green alkaline earth metals- blue