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Science
First Quarter – Module 2B
The Periodic Table of
Elements

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 What I Need to Know

This module was carefully produced and published with you in mind.
It is here to aid you master the basics of Chemistry. The coverage of this
module allows it to be used in various learning situations. The language
used anticipates the intended vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are
carefully arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to follow with the textbook
you are now handling.

After going through this module, you are expected to recognize that
substances are classified into elements and compounds. (S7MT-Ig-h-5)

Specifically, you are also expected to:

1. recognize an element through its chemical symbol;

2. identify the origins of some elements, and;
3. cite the group number as well as period number of a given chemical
element.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in
your Science notebook.

1. How do you call the letters that represent the elements on each box
of the Periodic Table?
A. atomic number C. density
B. chemical symbol D. mass number

2. The horizontal lines that runs from left to right across the Periodic
Table are called _________.
A. dimensions C. groups
B. families D. periods

3. Which element below has a chemical symbol derived from its origin?
A. Argon C. Mercury
B. Magnesium D. Platinum

4. The Latin origin of the element antimony is _________.

A. argentum C. plumbum
B. natrium D. stibium

5. How many vertical columns or families are found on the Periodic

Table of Elements?
A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19

6. Thorium is taken from a name of the Scandinavian god

___________.
A. Apollo B. Juno C. Odin D. Thor

7. Which element is not a chalcogen?

A. Iodine B. Oxygen C. Selenium D. Sulfur

8. Which element is not a halogen?

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 A. Bromine B. Carbon C. Chlorine D. Fluorine

9. The element Einsteinium is derived from the name of __________.

A. Albert Einstein C. Isaac Newton
B. Blaise Pascal D. Marie Curie

10. What is the chemical symbol of the element magnesium?

A. Mg B. Mn C. Mo D. Mt

Lesson
THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS
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The Periodic Table of Elements is a highly needed tool that helps

scientists understand the nature of elements found on earth. With the use
of this wonderful aid, an engineer can choose appropriate materials needed
for a project to be accomplished. This module will help you familiarize the
names and chemical symbols of the elements.

What’s In

Directions: Before we will discuss our lesson, can you find

commercial products in your house that you think are made up of

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elements? A box of useful household products is provided below. List in
your Science notebook the products that contain elements.

cellphone plate
fork ring
light bulb shampoo
lotion soap
matchstick spoon
necklace television
pail thermometer

What’s New

Activity 1. The Periodic Search!

With the use of the Periodic Table of Elements, write down10

elements whose chemical symbols are different from their names. Put your
findings in your Science notebook.

Example: Hg – Mercury

What is It

There are 118 elements found in the modern periodic table.Most of

these elements are abundant in nature. Others were discovered in the

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laboratory were already and named by the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
In the late 1800s, Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist arranged the
chemical elements according to increasing atomic masses and it resulted
to a periodic trend in properties which will be discussed in Science 8.
Mendeleev’s output became the earliest version of the periodic table of
elementsthat added to the growth in understanding the chemical properties
of the elements.

Figure 1. The Modern Periodic Table

Source: https://byjus.com/chemistry/modern-periodic-table-modern-periodic-law/, 2015

Name Origins of Some Elements

Take a look at the Periodic Table of Elements.What have you noticed

about the names of the elements? Origins of the names could be based on
the color of the element, name of famous scientists, places, heavenly

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bodies of our universe, names of minerals and ores, and even from
mythological entities.

Table 1. Origins of Names of Elements

Origin Examples
1. Chorine from Greek chloros meaning
“greenish-yellow”
2. Iodine from Greek iodes meaning
“violet”
3. Cesium from coesiusmeaning
Color “skyblue”
4. Iridum from Latin iris meaning
‘rainbow”
5. Rubidium from Latin rubidus meaning
“deepest red”
6. Rhodium from rhodon meaning “rose”
1. Einsteinium from Albert Einstein, the
proponent of the relativity theory
2. Curium from Pierre and Marie Curie,
the discoverer of the element radium
3. Fermium from Enrico Fermi, pioneer
in nuclear physics
People
4. Nobelium from Alfred Nobel, inventor
of dynamite and founder of the Nobel
Prize
5. Mendelevium from Dmitri
Mendeleev, the chief architect of the
Periodic Table
Name of 1. Cerium from Ceres, the first asteroid
Celestial being discovered
Bodies 2. Helium from Helios which means sun
3. Neptunium from planet Neptune
4. Plutonium from dwarf planet Pluto
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 5. Tellurium from Tellus which means
Earth
6. Mercury from the planet Mercury
7. Uranium from the planet Uranus
1. Arsenic from Arsenikus which means
brave male
2. Cobalt from the word Kobold which
means evil spirits
Names of
3. Nickel from Nickel also which means
Mythological
devil
Figures
4. Thorium form Thor who is the Norse
god of war
5. Wolfram of tungsten which means
wolf
1. Aluminum from Alumen which means
alum
2. Boron from the mineral Borah which
Names of means borax
Minerals and 3. Calcium from Calx which means chalk
Ores 4. Fluorine from Flour Lapis which
means fluorspar
5. Silicon from the ore Sitexwhich
means flint
1. Americium, Berkelium, and
Californium from USA, Berkeley,and
Geographical
California.
Names
2. Germanium from Winkler, Germany
3. Polonium from Poland

Chemical Symbols of Elements

What have you noticed about the chemical symbol of the
elements? An

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element’s chemical symbol consists of one and two letters with the first
letter is always in capital letter and the rest of the letters is in small letters.
The symbol is typically derived from the element’s chemical name.
It was Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), a Sweden chemist, who
proposed that a chemical element be represented by one or two letters or
by a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols of the elements are the same
throughout the various countries around the world.

Rows and Columns in the Periodic Table

In the present periodic table, the chemical elements are
arranged based on increasing atomic numbers. Each column/vertical in the
periodic table is called group that possess the same properties with one
another while each row/horizontal is called a period. There are 18 groups
and 7 periods in the periodic table. In the American system, the Group A
elements are called representative elements and the group B elements are
called the transition metals which are found on the middle of the periodic
table.
The group number indicates the number of outermost electrons that
is
responsible for the properties of such element. Thus, elements in the same
group have the same properties. The various groups found in the Periodic
Table of Elements are shown in the next page.

Table 2. The Groups of the Periodic Table

Group Number Group Name
1A Alkali Metals
2A Alkaline Earth Metals

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 1B-10B Transition Metals
3A Boron Group
4A Carbon Group
5A Nitrogen Group
6A Chalcogens
7A Halogens
8A Noble Gases

What’s More

Activity 2.Group and Period Roll!

Directions: Give the period and group number for each of the following
elements in your Science notebook. Refer your answers in the Periodic
Table found on page 5.
1. Silicon 6. Tellurium
2. Neon 7. Tin
3. Gold 8. Indium
What I Have Learned
4. Tantalum 9. Zinc
5. Strontium 10. Manganese

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word/s. Choose your answer
from the words found on the box below. Write your answers in your
Science notebook.

Each element has its own unique chemical name with a

corresponding chemical ____________. These names and symbols are
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universally accepted in order to expand scientific information. The names of
the chemical elements originated from several sources and are named
after their ___________, _________, ___________, _____________, or
even ____________________.
Here are some of its examples. Chlorine comes from Greek
__________ which means ___________. Mendelevium is derived from
____________, the Father of the Modern Periodic Table. Cerium was
named after ____________, the first asteroid being discovered. Thorium
came from the name of the great god _________ in Norse mythology.
Calcium got its name from _______ which means __________. Polonium
was named after the country _________.

colors places celestial bodies

symbol chloros Polonium
Ceres Thor greenish-yellow
minerals chalk Calx
Dmitri Mendeleev mythological figures

What I Can Do

Activity 3. Name It!

Directions: Below are chemical symbols of elements. Identify the element
through each symbol. Write your answer in your Science notebook.

Table 3.

Symbol Chemical Name

1. Be
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 2. Rb

3. Kr

4. Sn

5. I

6. Pb

7. Ir

8. Pt

9. Au

10. Ag

Assessment

Directions: In this part, we will try to check what you have learned about
the module. Answer the questions given below by writing the letter of the
correct answer in your Science notebook.

1. The columns in the periodic table are called _________.

A. families C. periods
B. leagues D. series

2. There are _________ groups in the periodic table.

A. 17 B. 18 C. 19 D. 20

3. He is responsible for the usage of letters to represent the element’s

chemical symbol in the periodic table.
A. Isaac Newton
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 B. Albert Einstein
C. Jacob Berzelius
D. Dmitri Mendeleev

4. All of the following elements are Alkali Metals except _________.

A. Lithium
B. Potassium
C. Radium
D. Sodium

5. Which element is not part of period number 4?

A. Calcium B. Chromium C. Paladium D.
Titanium

6. All of the following elements have two letters on its chemical symbol
EXCEPT ___________.
A. Bromine B. Gallium C. Sulfur D. Xenon

7. Which element’s name is derived from a mineral?

A. Helium B. Iridium C. Polonium D. Silicon

8. How do you call the group found in column number 16?

A. Alkaline Earth Metals
B. Chalcogens
C. Halogens
D. Noble Gases

9. Which element has the chemical symbol Mo?

A. Molybdenum
B. Lead
C. Osmium
D. Silver

10. Which element has the Latin origin stannum?

A. Tantalum
B. Tellurium
C. Tin
D. Tungsten

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 Additional Activities

10. Silver

Activity 4.Search for the Origins!

9. Gold
8. Platinum
Directions: Below are chemical symbol of elements. Find its origin. Write
7. Iridium
your findings in your Science notebook. 6. Lead
5. Iodine
1. Pb 4. Tin

2. Sb 3. Krypton

3. K
2. Rubidium
1. Berylium
4. Cu
What I Can Do
5. Na

Congratulations my dear! You have successfully accomplished

Module 2B.You may now proceed to Module 2C and learn more on
element classification specially on metals.

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