The Periodic Table on the Internet

www.chem4kids.com
Welcome to Chem4kids! You will search this site to answer questions about the periodic table. 1) What is an Element? Elements are the building blocks for all matter. 2) On the periodic table, What are the rows called? What do they all have in common? periods. 3) What is a shell? shells are the places you will find the electrons as they spin around the nucleus. 4) What are the columns called? What do they all have in common? A column is called a group and the thing that they all have in common is that the elements in a group have the same amount of electrons in their outer orbital. 5) What is an atom? a tiny building block (OF LIFE!!!!!!!!) 6) What is a nucleus? Scientists call the center region of the atom the nucleus.

Jed Baxter

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:42:59 AM Hong Kong SAR China Time

7) Define Atomic Number : The atomic number is the number of an element on the periodic table. 8) Define Atomic Mass: The atomic mass is the total mass of one atom of an element. 9) Choose any 6 elements and find the following information (referring only to the periodic table):
Co - Cobalt Kr - Krypton K - Potassium

Atomic number- 27 Atomic mass - 58.933 27 protons 27 electrons 32 neutron Hg - Mercury

Atomic number- 36 Atomic mass- 83.8 36 protons 36 electrons 48 neutrons Zn - Zinc

Atomic number - 19 Atomic mass - 39.098 19 protons 19 electrons 20 neutrons Pu - Plutonium

Atomic number- 80 Atomic mass- 200.59 80 protons 80 electrons 120 neutrons

Atomic number- 30 Atomic mass- 65.39 30 protons 30 electrons 35 neutrons

Atomic number- 94 Atomic mass- 244 94 protons 94 electrons 150 neutrons

Jed Baxter

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:42:59 AM Hong Kong SAR China Time

Jed Baxter

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:42:59 AM Hong Kong SAR China Time