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04 Using the Periodic Table Assignment


You are an Intergalactic CSI that investigates crime scenes between galaxies! There has been a nuclear explosion on another planet. Your mission is to match the forensic evidence from the scene to our Earths Periodic Table. Lets make sure that you have all the atomic information that you will need!

Lets do a quick review of what youve learned about the periodic table: On the periodic table, the elements are arranged by atomic number and are grouped by similar properties. The ones with the smaller atomic numbers are on top and the atomic numbers of the elements increase as you move down the table. Metals, metalloids, and nonmetals have physical properties that allow scientists to distinguish between them. The metals are located on the left and middle of the periodic table, the nonmetals are on the right side of the periodic table, and the metalloids are located between the metals and the nonmetals. The atomic number and mass number can be used to determine the amount of each subatomic particle present in an atom of a given element.

Part 1: Mission Preparation: Use the following word bank to complete the sentences accurately.

atomic mass

protons

column

electrons

atomic number

neutrons

row

11

12

23

A. The _______________ ___________________ of an element is used to determine the number of neutrons.

B. The atomic number can be used to calculate the number of _____________________ and ___________________ in an element

C. Elements found in the same_____________________ have similar chemical properties.

D. An element with an atomic number of 11 and an atomic mass of 23 will have __________ neutrons total.

Part 2: Mission Activated

Use information you have learned to help you match the Galactic Element Clues to our Earth elements found in the Periodic Table below.

When you find a match, please type the galactic symbols (letter abbreviation) in the periodic table below, next to Earths element symbol.

Periodic Table Group 1 1 H/Gs 1.008 3 Li/ 7.941 11 Na/So 22.989 19 K/ 39.098 4 Be/ 9.012 12 Mg/ 24.305 20 Ca/ 40.078 Skip 21 - 30 5 B/ 10.811 13 Al/Lm 26.981 31 Ga/ 69.723 6 C/ 12.010 14 Si/ 28.085 32 Ge/ 72.64 7 N/At 14.006 15 P/ 30.973 33 As/ 74.921 8 O/ 15.999 16 S/ 32.065 34 Se/ 78.96 9 F/ 18.998 17 Cl/Ms 35.453 35 Br/ 79.904 Group 2 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 Group 18 2 He/Fl 4.003 10 Ne/ 20.179 18 Ar/ 39.948 36 Kr/ 83.8

METALS

METALLOIDS

NONMETALS

**Galactic Element Clues** The clues in red have already been matched for you. Use those to guide you on your mission!

Gasium (Gs): This is the element with the lowest atomic mass number in the universe. Luminesium (Lm): This element is a metal that is not very reactive and has a pretty low atomic mass number. When we round the atomic mass number up to 27, we find that an atom of this element has 14 neutrons in its nucleus. Mustarium (Ms): This is a nonmetal, gas that is very reactive and is toxic when the aliens inhale it. Its average atomic mass is about 35 amu. Atmospherium (At): The aliens notices that this is the most abundant element found in the Earths atmosphere. Its atoms contain 7 protons and 7 neutrons. Softium (So): This is a soft metal that can be cut with a duff knife, but it can be very explosive when exposed to water. It has an atomic mass of 23 amu.

Directions: Match the following Galactic Element clues to the Periodic Table above Fireworkium (Fw): This element has 15 protons and 15 electrons in its neutral atom. Toothium (T): This is a nonmetal with an average atomic mass number close to 19. Floatium (Fl): This is a gas that the aliens often use to fill balloons and blimps. It contains two protons in its nucleus.

Breathium (Bt): This element is a nonmetal and has one less proton than an atom of Toothium and has an atomic mass close to 16 amu. Lightium (Lg): This is a gas that does not react with other elements. It glows when it is heated in a lamp or vacuum tube. It contains one more proton in its nucleus than Toothium. Rottoneggium (Re): This is a nonmetal with one less electron than Mustarium. It has a total of 16 electrons in its electron cloud.

Nobelium (Nb): This gas is located directly below Lightium on the periodic table and has an atomic mass close to 40 amu with 18 protons. Liquidium (Lq): This is a nonmetal and has the second largest atomic mass number on the alien periodic table. Supermanium (Sp): This element has the largest atomic mass unit on the aliens periodic table at close to 84 amu. Bonsium (Bo): This element is important for bone strength, both for aliens and earthlings. It is a metal in Group 2 of the periodic table and has 20 neutrons. Organium (Or): This element makes up diamonds, which are not as valuable in other places in the universe as they are on Earth. It contains six protons in the nucleus of its atom. Killum (Ki): This is a notoriously poisonous metalloid with an atomic mass close to 75 amu. Universium (Uv): This is a heavy nonmetal, a pretty large atomic mass number and chemical properties similar to Rottoneggium and Breathium. Semicoductium (Sc): This element is the metalloid with the lowest mass. It has one less proton than Organium. Computerium (Co): This is an element that the aliens use in their electronics, stun guns, and in their communication devices because it is a semi-conductor. Significantly greater than the mass of Semicoductium and has 14 electrons. Ikium (Ik): This is a semi-conductor that is found below Computerium on the periodic table. The element has 32 protons and 41 neutrons. Spriklium (Sk): An atom of this element may have an actual mass of 70 amu with 39 neutrons. Alloyium (Am): This is a relatively rare metal that is often used as a hardening agent in metal alloys/mixtures. It is the second lightest metal on the periodic table. Metium (Me): This is a very reactive metal with the lowest mass on the entire periodic table. Bananium (Bn): This element has similar chemical properties to Softium and Metium, but is heavier than both. Abundium (A): This is the ninth most abundant element in the universe. It is a metal with 12 protons in its nucleus.

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