Name: Worksheet

Properties of elements

Task A: Physical properties of elements

1a) Correct Izzy and Alex’s statements by selecting the correct option from the brackets.

An element has (a fixed/a range of/no) melting point(s).

An element has (a fixed/a range of/no) boiling point(s).
Izzy

An element is (always/sometimes/never) made

of only one type of atom.

Alex
1b) Correct Izzy and Alex’s statements by selecting
the correct option from the brackets.

Atoms of an element (are the same colour/are

different colours/have no colour). For example,
copper atoms are (a copper colour/ colourless/a
silver metal colour).

Izzy

A single atom of an element has (the

same/different) properties to a larger
quantity of the element.

Alex
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Task A: Physical properties of elements

2) Identify the substances which are elements, and which are not elements.

melting point boiling point types of atom element or not

substance
(°C) (°C) in substance an element?

A 98 150 1

B 0 100 2

C 15-17 80-85 6

D 32 65 2

E -290 -185 1

F 1265-1280 1300-1392 5

3) This is coal, it is made of carbon.

Select the properties of carbon from the list.

List of properties:

● ductile

● not ductile

● shiny

● dull

● brittle

● malleable

● state of matter at room temperature

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Task A: Physical properties of elements

4) This wiring is made of copper. List of properties:

a) List the properties of copper. ● ductile ● not ductile
b) Explain how you know that copper
has this property. ● shiny ● not an
electrical
● dull conductor

● strong ● electrical
conductor
● weak
● malleable

● state of matter
at room ● brittle
temperature
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Task B: Chemical properties and trends of elements

1) Which student(s) is/are describing an element’s chemical properties?

How shiny an How an element will The boiling

element is. react with other point of an
chemicals. element.

Sofia
Aisha Andeep

When an element is New substances are

strong. formed when it reacts.

Lucas Jacob

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Task B: Chemical properties and trends of elements

2) Which student(s) is/are describing an element’s physical properties?

If an element Andeep
An element’s reacts with
melting point. chlorine.

Aisha

The temperature
that silver melts
If an element is at.
hard. If an element is
unreactive.

Sofia
Lucas Jacob

3) Silver is an element. Here is a list of silver’s properties.

Sort them into chemical and physical properties.

● melting point = 962°C ● will conduct electricity

● hard ● reacts with hydrochloric acid
● reacts with chlorine ● can be bent into different shapes
● makes new substances when in ● shiny when polished
contact with with oxygen

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