The Periodic Table on the Internet

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answer questions about the periodic table.

1) What is an Element?

Elements are substances that cannot be broken down and

are made up of matter which are atoms

2) On the periodic table, What are the rows called? What

do they all have in common?

Its called periods

3) What is a shell?

They are electrons inside an atom spinning around the

center. Sometimes called Orbitals

4) What are the columns called? What do they all have in

common?

Groups Each column has the same number of electroms

5) What is an atom?

Its a small substance that has an ability to bond into other

atoms. All matter is made out of atoms

6) What is a nucleus?

Its the center bit of an atom.

7) Define Atomic Number :

is a number in the periodic table. It tells us the number of

protons.

8) Define Atomic Mass:

Atomic Mass Unit

9) Choose any 6 elements and find the following information

(referring only to the periodic table):
Symbol C Symbol He Symbol N
(Carbon) (Helium) (Nitrogen)

Atomic number 6 Atomic number 2 Atomic number 7

Atomic mass 12.01 Atomic mass 4.00 Atomic mass 14.01
6 protons 2 protons 7 protons
6 electrons 2 electrons 7 electrons
neutrons neutrons neutrons
Symbol S Symbol O Symbol Na
(Sulfur) (Oxygen) (Sodium)

Atomic number 16 Atomic number 8 Atomic number 11

Atomic mass 32.07 Atomic mass 16.00 Atomic mass 22.99
7 protons 8 protons 11 protons
7 electrons 8 electrons 11 electrons
neutrons neutrons 0 neutrons