Periods

Groups

Atomic Number

Relative Mass

1. How is the periodic table read?

2. Describe how the energy levels change as you move from one period to the next on the periodic table?

3. Currently, what is the highest energy level known in an atom of an element?

Key VocabularyIn your science notebook, copy and define all key vocabulary terms. Also copy and proved a complete answer for each analysis question.

Analysis Questions

4. Look at the image. What does the number 1 represent? What does the number 1 tell you about the element?

5. From the reading, what can you conclude about what happens to an atom if you add or take away a proton?

6. What does the letter(s) represent in the boxes you find on the periodic table?

7. What is the symbol for gold? How many protons does this element have in an atom?

8. What is the relative mass of a hydrogen atom?

9. How is relative mass determined?

Make sure you diagram the image in your notebook.

The two following questions will be answered on the video clip.

10. How many liquids are located on the periodic table?

11. What is a metalloid?

As you view the video use your handout to identify where each of the following are located. Also, make a note in your science notebook and how the video describes each.

1. Alkali Metals2. Alkaline Earth Metals3. Noble Gases4. Halogens

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Reading the Periodic Table

OK, time for some interactive stuff. Click the link below to practice finding which element does not belong. <Click the instruction and read them carefully. Be patient and wait for all information to appear before you click a response to the question.> Consider the relative Mass of each of the samples you are given to help find the one that does not belong.

Which Element Does Not Belong