CW Elements Monday 24 June 2024

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What does gold, silver and carbon have in
common?

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 CW Elements Monday 24 June 2024

LO: What does gold, silver and carbon have in common?

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element is. the periodic Use periodic table to
table is. identify elements
and their symbols in
the periodic table.

KEY WORDS: Elements, Periodic table, Chemical

symbol
 Elements

• An element is a substance that cannot be

broken down into other substances. For ex:
Gold, silver, platinum

Review1
Open up the periodic table in your
planners, write the names of first
10 elements.
 How many elements are there?
• There are millions of materials. They are made
of one of more elements. There are 92
elements that exist naturally and rest are
made by scientists.

Elements are listed in the periodic table. Elements

with similar properties (i.e. behave in a similar
way ) are in groups. These groups are vertical
columns and they are given numbers from 1-8.
 Review 2
1. Name an element in
Group 1 , Group 2, Group 3, Group 4 and
Group 8

2. Name the group where you will find

a. Lithium b. Argon c. Carbon d. iodine
e. Oxygen f. Francium
 Chemical symbols
• Elements in the periodic table are assigned names.
Every element has its own chemical symbol as well.
This is one or two letter code.

Rule:
• When you write chemical symbols, make sure the
first letter is a CAPITAL letter. The second letter is
lower case.
For most elements the chemical symbol is the first
letter of their name or the first and second/ third letter
of its name.
 Review 3
Use periodic table to write names and chemical
symbols of:
1. 5 elements with single letter chemical symbol.
2. 5 elements with two letter chemical symbol.

Challenge: Write names and chemical symbols of 2

elements each that are:
1. Solids 2. Liquids 3. Gases
at room temperature
Super challenge: Look at the chemical symbols of
Gold, Silver and Iron. Why don’t their symbols match
their names?
CW Elements Monday 24 June 2024

Review your learning

What does gold, silver and carbon have in

common?

After Lesson