S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

Copper
Lead
Mercury
Gold
Silver
Iron
Sodium
Potassium
Look up the symbol and latin name of these elements to complete the table
Element Symbol Latin Name
Antimony Sb Stibium
Cu
Pb
Hg
Cuprum
Plumbum
Hydragyrum
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

1. Name the elements with the following atomic numbers:
(a) 23
(e) 17
(b) 4
(f) 1
(c) 9
(g) 10
(d) 35
(h) 44
2. Use the elements from the table below, and a copy of the periodic table to answer this question
Vanadium Beryllium Fluorine Bromine
Chlorine Hydrogen
Name the elements that are: a) non-metals c) Noble gases
Rubidium Neon b) transition metals d) Halogens e) alkali metals
3. Use the grid below to answer questions a) to j). You need only write down the letter or letters of the correct box or boxes for each question
A sodium
D bromine
G carbon
B plutonium
E mercury
H calcium
C titanium
F argon
I oxygen
Which box or boxes contain(s) the name of: a) a non-metal b) a liquid element at room temperature c) a halogen d) a transition metal e) an alkali metal f) a Noble gas g) a man-made element h) a gas commonly found in the air i) a very unreactive element j) a Group 4 element?
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

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(g)
(j)
(m)
(P)
(s)
Do the questions in your homework jotter and hand in next lesson
1. Beside each letter write the piece of information missing from the table. atomic number
12
name of element
(a) positive charge on nucleus
(b)
number of electrons
(c)
(d) bromine hydrogen
(n)
(q)
(t)
(e)
(h)
(k)
16
+
(r)
(u)
(f)
(i)
(l)
(o)
23
92
2. Draw a table with the following headings:
SUBATOMIC PARTICLE, MASS, CHARGE, LOCATION IN ATOM.
Fill in the table with the correct information.
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

1. Name the elements with the following electron arrangements: a. 2.8.1 b. 2.8.4 c. 2.8.8.1 d. 2.1 e. 2.7 f. 2.8.3
2. Which of the elements in question 1 have similar chemical properties. Give 2 reasons to support your answer.
3. Copper has 2 isotopes with mass numbers 63 and 65. The relative atomic mass of copper is 63.55. a. Explain clearly the difference between the two isotopes of copper b. What is meant by relative atomic mass? c. Which isotope of copper is the most abundant? Explain your answer.
4. The table below gives information about 3 elements which are in the SAME group in the Periodic Table. The temperatures are measured in units called kelvins
(K).
Element
A
J
G
Atomic Number Melting point/K Boiling point/K
9
53
35
53
387
266
85
456
331 a) Write down whether each of the elements A, J and G will be a solid, liquid or gas at room temperature (298K). b) Element E is in the same group as A, J and G. Its melting point is 172K.
What can you predict about its boiling point?
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

HW5
1. The alkali metals, the halogens and the noble gases are the names of groups of elements in the Periodic Table.
Copy and complete the table by choosing a word from the heading box to give correct information about each group.
Group Metal or Non-Metal Reactive or Non-Reactive
A Alkali metals
B Halogens
C Noble gases
2. Copy and complete the following table.
Use a. Used in thermometers b. Used in weather balloons c. Used in swimming pools d. Makes up about 80% of the air e. Makes up about 20% of the air f. Used to make jewellery g. Used as “lead” in pencils h. Used to make computer chips i. Used in yellow street lamps j. Named after a planet k. Named after the scientist Albert Einstein l. Named after an American state
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure
NAME OF ELEMENT

3. Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?
A.
Ba
B.
Co
C.
Al
D.
Cs
4. Which of the following pairs of elements are in the same period of the
Periodic Table?
A.
Na, Cl
B.
Li, S
C.
Al, Br
D.
Ca, Ar
5. Which of the following elements is a halogen?
A.
B
B.
P
C.
I
D.
Kr
6. Which of the following elements is a transition metal?
A.
K
B.
V
C.
Si
D.
Sr
7. Which of the following elements is liquid at room temperature?
A.
F
B.
Cl
C.
Br
D.
I
8. Which of the following elements is gaseous at room temperature?
A.
H
B.
S
C.
P
D.
Hg
S3 Level 4 Chemistry Section 1: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure