The Periodic Table Hunt
Alana Jordan
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Your Name _______________
Hour _____
Directions:
Find 1 fact for each element using
the “Periodic Table in Pictures” and the “Periodic
Table in Words” (http://elements.wlonk.com/)
Periodic Table Hunt
By Jim Gonyo
All Graphics
by Keith Enevoldsen
And
Complete the Periodic Table Hunt Questions and
the Superhunt Questions.
http://elements.wlonk.com
Hydrogen is the
lightest element.
Helium is the fuel for
nuclear fusion in the
sun and stars.
Lithium is a soft,
reactive alkali metal.
Beryllium is
lightweight alkali earth
metal.
Boron is used in
sports equipment.
Carbon is the basis of
life's organic
molecules.
Nitrogen makes up
78% of air.
Oxygen makes up
65% of the body.
Fluorine is the most
reactive element.
Neon is an inert gas.
Sodium is a soft,
reactive metal.
Magnesium is the
chlorophyll in green
plants.
Aluminum is a
lightweight
noncorroding metal.
Silicon is used in
computer chips.
Phosphorus is a
glowing, white, waxy
solid.
Sulfur is a brittle
yellow solid.
Chlorine is found in
swimming pools.
Argon makes up 1%
of the air.
Potassium serves as
nutrients in fruits in
vegetable.
Calcium is in your
bones and teeth.
Scandium is a soft,
lightweight metal.
Titanium is
heat-resistant.
Vanadium is hard
metal.
Chromium is stainless
steel.
Manganese is hard,
tough steel.
Iron is a medium
-hard metal.
Cobalt is found in
vitamin B-12.
Nickel is found in
kichenware.
Copper conducts heat
and electricity well.
Zinc is found in white
paint.
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Gallium melts on a
day.
Germanium is a brittle
metalloid.
Arsenic is found in
poisons.
Selenium is a brittle,
gray solid.
Bromine is a dark, red
liquid.
Krypton is in
high-intensity lamps.
Rubidium is found in
atomic clocks.
Strontium is found in
red fireworks.
Yttrium is the
phosphors in colored
TV's.
Zirconium is a
non-corroding,
neutron-resistant metal.
Niobium has a high
melting point.
Molybdenum is hard
steel.
Technetium is a
radioactive element.
Ruthenium is a
non-corroding, hard
metal.
Rhodium is a
non-corroding, had,
shiny metal.
Palladium absorbs
hydrogen.
Silver is found i many
pieces of jewelry.
Cadmium is
non-corroding, soft
metal that is toxic.
Indium is a soft metal.
Tin is a
non-corroding, soft
metal.
Antimony is a brittle
metalloid.
Tellurium is found in
computer disks.
Iodine is added in salt
to prevent thyroid
cancer.
Xenon is found in
high-intensity lamps.
Cesium melts on a
hot day.
Barium absorbs
x-rays.
Lanthanum is a soft
metal.
Cerium is the most
abundant, rare earth
metal.
Praseodymium is
found in magnets.
Neodymium is a soft
metal.
Promethium is
radioactive.
Samarium is a soft
metal.
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Europium is in
luminous paint.
Gadolinium is the best
neutron absorber.
Terbium is a soft
metal.
Dysprosium is in
nuclear control rods.
Holmium is used in
laser surgery.
Erbium is in fiber optic
signal amplifiers.
Thulium is the rarest
stable rare earth
metal.
Ytterbium is in
infrared fiber lasers.
Lutetium is the
densest and hardest
rare earth metal.
Hafnium absorbs
neutrons.
Tantalum has a high
melting point.
Tungsten has the
highest melting point.
Rhenium is a dense
metal.
Osmium is a
non-corroding, hard
metal.
Iridium is the densest
element.
Platinum is a
non-corroding, dense
metal.
Gold is the most
malleable element.
Mercury is a liquid
metal.
Thallium has a low
melting point.
Lead is a
non-corroding metal.
Bismuth is a brittle
metal.
Polonium was the first
radioactive element
found.
Astatine is found in
cancer medicine.
Radon is an
environmental hazard.
Francium is
radioactive.
Radium is long-lived.
Actinium is a neutron
source.
Thorium is the most
abundant, radioactive
element.
Protactinium is
radioactive.
Uranium is a nuclear,
reactor fuel.
Neptunium is
long-lived.
Plutonium is
radioactive.
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Americium was never
found in nature.
Curium is long-lived.
Periodic Table Hunt Questions
1. Find 3 corrosion resistant metals (Noble Metals).
Zinc
Calcium
Magnesium
____________
____________
____________
2. Find a Red liquid.
Bromine
____________
3. Find 4 of the top 8 Elements in the Earth’s Crust (by weight).
Oxygen
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
__________
__________
__________
__________
4. Find 4 of the top 10 Elements in the Human Body (by weight).
Hydrogen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
__________
__________
__________
__________
5. Find 4 elements that are found in nature only in trace amounts
(less than a millionth percent of the Earth’s Crust).
Technetium
Polonium
Astatine
Francium
__________
__________
__________
__________
6. Find 4 metallic solid elements.
Lithium
Beryllium
Sodium
__________
__________
__________
Magnesium
__________
7. Find 3 magnetic elements (at room temperature).
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
____________
____________
____________
8. Find 3 colorless gases that do not belong to the Noble Gases.
Hydrogen
Helium
Nitrogen
____________
____________
____________
Radon
9. Find 1 radioactive Noble Gas. __________
10. Find 1 element that is a magnetic, metallic solid and is found in
the Earth’s Crust. Iron
Berkelium is
radioactive.
Californium was never
found in nature.
Superhunt Questions
Polonium
1. Find the first radioactive element found. ____________
Technetium
2. Find the first human made element. ____________
Copper
3. Find the element that conducts electricity best. ___________
4. Find the two elements that share the title of densest element.
Osmium
Iridium
____________
____________
5. Find two elements used in atomic clocks.
Rubidium
Cesium
____________
_____________
6. Find the two elements that are radioactive metallic solids, never
found in nature and used in mineral analyzers.
Curium
Californium
____________
_____________
Thorium
7. Find the most abundant radioactive element. ____________
Lithium
8. Find the element that is the lightest metal. ____________
9. Find 4 elements whose isotopes have a half-life of more than
one year (this is actually a Super Superhunt question).
Polonium
Protactinium
Curium
Americium
__________
__________
__________
__________
10. Find 4 elements that will give 3 electrons when bonding.
(this is actually an ultimately Super Duper Superhunt question)
Boron
Aluminum
Gallium
Thallium
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__________
__________
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