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ST. JOSEPH’S SECONDARY SCHOOL

YEAR 10 BASIC SCIENCE

Term 1 - 2022

STRAND 10.2 MATTER

Sub Strand 10.2.1 INVESTIGATING MATTER

Week 7 Lesson 3 Duration: 45 minutes

Lesson Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Explore and identify the structure of an atom
2. Describe common elements and their properties
3. Account for the layout of the periodic table
4. Justify the properties of common element in relation to their
position in the periodic table
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10.2.1.2 PROPERTIES OF COMMON ELEMENTS – 1ST TWENTY
ELEMENTS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE

 The periodic table was published by the Russian scientist

Dimitri Mendeleev in 1869.
 The elements are arranged in order of increasing relative
atomic mass
 The elements with the similar properties are in the same
vertical column

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Periodic Table

An arrangement of elements in order of their atomic numbers

(ascending order), physical and chemical properties

The elements are divided into groups and periods

a) Period – horizontal row of elements. There are 7 in all.

Trend – the atomic number increases when moving from left
to right across the periodic table. Also the number of
electrons increase by one

b) Group – vertical column of elements. There are 8 groups

Trend – elements in the same group have the same number
of electrons in their valence shell and so have similar
chemical properties
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Activity – create your own

INVESTIGATING MATTER

Activity

10.2.1.1 Structure and Constitutes of an Atom

10.2.1.2 Properties of Common Elements – 1st Twenty

Activity

1. Complete the sentences below:

a) The word atoms comes from the Greek word ‘atomos’
meaning :
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b) The three states of matter are ____________ , ________________
and ____________
c) Atoms are made up of three kinds of subatomic particles
known as:
i. _________________ which is ______________ charge
ii. _________________ which is _____________ charge
iii. _________________ which has _________ charge
d) Of these three subatomic particle, the ______________ and
____________ are found inside the nucleus while the
_____________ moves around the nucleus in an orbit
e) The atomic number is the number of ____________ in an atom

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f) The mass number is the number of ____________ and

___________ in an atom
g) When two atoms of the same element have the same
atomic number but different mass numbers, they are said to
be _________________
h) The outer most shell of an atom that is responsible for
chemical reactions is called the ________________ shell
i) The electrons in the outmost shell are called ____________
electrons

2. Label the atom

3. Complete the table below:

Atom Mass number Number of Number of
Protons Electrons
Nitrogen
Oxygen

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Sodium
Potassium

4. Complete the table below:

Symbol Element Period No. of Group No. Valence
Shells No. Electrons

Fe
N
Be
Li
Al
Ar

5. For each of the elements listed below, state the electron

configuration and draw the electron structure diagram
Atom Electron Electron Structure Diagram
Configuration
Be
Li
Al
Ar

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6. Study the elements given below and answer the questions

given

a) Identify the element above

b) State the atomic number and mass number for each.
c) Calculate the number of neutrons for each.

7. Periodic table
a) Who publishes the periodic table that we know and use
today?
b) State the alternative name for the following:
i. Group I elements
ii. Group VII elements
iii. Group VIII elements
c) Whys are the elements in group VIII usually non-
reactive?
d) State the trend observed when moving from left to right
or across the periodic table

References

1. Curriculum Development Unit (2016), Science Book 2 Lower

Secondary, Ministry of Education, Suva, Fiji, pages 58-67

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2. J.J. Lagowski. (2021, November 16). Periodic Table.

Britanicca.Org.
https://www.britannica.com/science/periodic-table

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