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Element Clues
1. It is in the same group as lead and it has fewer protons
than Na.
2. It has more protons than chlorine but less than
potassium.
3. Its atomic number is below sodium and it is a metal in
the same family as sodium.
4. It has more valence electrons than S and fewer protons
than Ar.
5. Its atomic number is one above Au.
6. It has half as many protons as zinc.
7. If this element had one more proton, electron, and
neutron it would be Zn.
8. It’s in Group 1 and has a higher atomic number than Ar,
but a lower atomic number than Br.
9. It has the most protons of any element in Group IV.
10. It is in the same group as magnesium and has fewer
electrons than any element in that group.
11. It has more electrons than aluminum and fewer
protons than phosphorous.
12. It has fewer neutrons than carbon and is in Group II.
13. It has more neutrons than Na and fewer electrons than
Al.
14. It has more than 50 but less than 80 electrons, and it is
in Group VII.
15. It has a lower atomic number than Mg and one less
valence electron than the Group VII elements.
16. It has the lowest atomic number of any Group VI
element.
17. It has more valence electrons than C, less than O, more
protons than Na, but fewer protons than K.
18. It has a higher atomic number than carbon and a lower
atomic number than Cl. It is in Group IV.
19. Its atomic number is twice that of aluminum.
20. This Group II element has fewer electrons than
bromine, but more than sulfur.
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