AfL task: What can the Periodic Table tell me about everyday chemicals?

Topics Example (Helium) Chlorine Sodium Carbon Oxygen Argon

Location in the Right hand side
periodic table
Period 1
Group 0
Chemical symbol He
Atomic number 2
Mass number 4
Metal or non-metal? Non-metal

Solid/liquid/gas at Gas
room temperature?

Appearance and Helium is an inert gas. It is

properties colorless and odorless, light
monoatomic gas. It has very
low melting and boiling
points and density.

Uses of the element Used for welding metals, in

rocket fuel tanks, in
balloons.
Reactions and uses of Helium is very unreactive
its compounds element as it has full outer
shell electron (2)

Health and safety Inhalation of helium in

matter excessive amounts can
cause dizziness, nausea, vom
iting, loss of consciousness
and death.

Other interesting Helium is the second lightest

facts element.
It has the lowest melting
and boiling points of the
elements.