Periodic Table Puzzle
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1. I have 26 protons.
3. I am not really an alkali metal, but since I have
only 1 electron I behave like them.
4. I am a metal with 28 electrons.
7. I am a member of the boron family and am the
most abundant metaI in the Earth's crust.
8. I am a gas with 8 protons and 8 neutrons.
10. I am a member of the carbon family often
mistaken for the end of your pencil.
12. I am a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
14. My atomic number is 47 and I am used to make
photographic film.
15. I have 20 neutrons and am found in your teeth
and bones.
16. I am a member of the nitrogen family with
16 neutrons.
18. I am a gas with a mass number of 19.
19. I am the first element in the fourth period used
in making fertilizer.
22. You can find me in the carbon family in the
fifth period.
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Across:
2. My atomic mass is 35.453.
I have 2 electrons in the first shell, 8 in the
second shell, and 6 in the third shell.
6. I am the head of the carbon family known as the
5.
"basis of life".
9. My atomic number is 79.
11. I am a transition metal with 25 electrons.
13. I make up 78% of the air and am found in the
15th group.
14. I am a silvery white metal used to make salt.
17. I am a member of the alkaline earth metals used
to make fireworks and medicines.
20. I am a noble gas with 2 electrons.
21. I am the 2nd most abundant element in the
Earth's crust and have 14 neutrons.
23. I am a member of the halide family with an
atomic number of 53.
24. I am a transition metal with 30 electrons useful
in making paint.
25. I ann the only element in the halide family that is
a liquid.
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Readiness Standard 8.5C
Unit 3 Vocabulary Activity
Use the labels below to complete the blank Periodic Table.
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
halogens
actinide series
decreasing metallic
properties
metal
increasing atomic size
nonmetal
noble gases
metalloid
lanthanide series
increasing metallic
properties
decreasing atomic size
group
period
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3- A[ka5 metal [n gÿeHod 3 that could be used to bÿow up a ÿub of w'ategÿ
4, Tr'sms[Jcÿq met/aÿ woÿh five cem{s.,
5. 7heye[}ow powdeW no,,ÿ,mÿaÿ L,ÿ. group ÿ,6.
&. Noble gas used }n bdÿ3ÿt l{gbÿm
7. The type of eIemeÿt fouled oÿ, ÿhe Mh shoe of the peÿiodic table,,
8_ The bÿt naturnfLy occurring element on the periedÿc table.
9. The met.agoid merÿber oÿ the hab>,gerÿ [amity.
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i, The metÿ in peÿ}od 7., gÿ'oup 5,
2ÿ ÿquÿd metal at room tempeÿatureo
[ 3o ÿost expensive nÿeÿaÿ in group I ÿ[ÿ
[ 4., Trans{tÿon metaÿ whose symboÿ ÿs derived from ÿts Latin nanÿeÿ woÿfÿamo
5ÿ RadioactB.ÿ'e noble gas found ÿn ÿome homesÿ
6. Alkal,[ne esrtb ÿet,at found in period 6.
7. Ot%ly nonmet.al ÿn gÿoup 14o
-8ÿ Sÿatue of Liberty* is made of ÿhÿs tÿamskion metal
9. ?eriod S transition metaJ uÿed iÿjeweÿi.
20 Noble gas ,M perÿ K
2 ], Met.aÿoÿd with zhe Iowen a[orn[ÿ nun<iber.
22. The third noble gas,
2A The first meÿaÿ in group 9,
24, %tend bntbanide metaÿ that begins wkh the ÿettÿr £.
25_ Only menÿber of gÿe ac@]ide 5e,rÿes that begins with ÿe letter E.
26. Fÿrst meÿaÿ found in the era-ban {amiLV,
27ÿ Last trams}don meta! ÿn ÿriod 4ÿ
28.. The ÿast mÿ>turatÿ/.o<cumqng wansition metal in gÿoup 8,
29,, lnneÿ ÿtansition metal that begihs with the Jeÿeÿ G.
30. Metal,loid @ose syrnÿ is derived frÿ.ÿen its Lstÿn nÿme, sz]biumÿ
3 ÿ,, Aÿ-Ufi<ÿaÿy made metaÿ in group 8,,
32, The meta'ÿ in the ÿct[nide series named ÿer a state bordering ÿe 7adfic Oceanÿ
33,, MetaI fetÿnd ÿn the ÿanthanÿde se@ÿ ÿat ÿs naÿed aÿeÿ a contÿnenÿ.
34. Fiÿt alkaI[ metal found in the same row as transition metaÿ£
35. Diatomk eÿemenÿ found in group ÿ 5.
36. F}rLÿt a[ka,ÿine earth metal
37. ÿepÿ'esent:asve eÿemeP, t t]ÿat prÿu<es a very bNght ÿe ÿ}ghÿ- whets burned.
3& ÿrst metaÿ in the boroÿ family,
39. Fiÿ.h trsÿ]sition met.at
40ÿ First noÿ,ÿetai in period 4o
4 ÿ, The metal M gÿoup 6. pedcÿ S,
42. Second ÿonnsÿ[ ÿn the nkrogen fami[k<
43 O'nÿy ÿiquÿd ÿonmeta,I at room ÿ.emperÿure.
44.. The heavier metalloid ÿm the carbon famÿly.
45,, First metaÿ on the pedodic table.
46. Metat]oJd ÿ the oxygen% famil}<
47ÿ D}atomic element thÿ makes up 2@ÿ of air.
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