Activity 2.4:: B. Useful Elements
Activity 2.4:: B. Useful Elements
Activity 2.4:: B. Useful Elements
Activity 2.4:
A. Directions: Search the periodic table and find the information needed to complete the table
B. USEFUL ELEMENTS
1. We use the element COPPER for electrical wires. Which two typical properties of a metal is suitable for
this use.
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2. Aluminum is familiar to you in the form of ALUMINUM FOIL. Which properties of metals allows thins
sheets of aluminum be like this?
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3. Pure IODINE is a solid non – metals, in the form of shiny, purple crystals. What do you expect to
happen if you were tap it with a hammer? Explain
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4. Silicon is an element used to make “silicon chips” for computer circuit. Silicon is shiny, brittle and
“semi – conductor” of electricity. On balance we should classify silicon as metal, non – metals or
metalloids. Explain.
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5. Helium is a gas with such a low density that it can make balloon rise into the air.
a. Why do you think it has such a low density?
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b. There is one other element which can also lift balloons. Name it.
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C. ELEMENT SYMBOLS
Direction: Give the symbol for each of the named elements below.
D. ELEMENT NAMES
Direction: Give the name for each of the element symbol below.
a. Ni _____________ y. Ge _____________
b. Os _____________ z. Te _____________
c. F _____________ aa. Sr _____________
d. Ca _____________ bb. Rb _____________
e. Ba _____________ cc. Kr _____________
f. Pb _____________ dd. Na _____________
g. I _____________ ee. K _____________
h. Ra _____________ ff. Ar _____________
i. Pt _____________ gg. Al _____________
j. Pu _____________ hh. Si _____________
k. Si _____________ ii. Sn _____________
l. Li _____________ jj. Mg _____________
m. Ne _____________ kk. Be _____________
n. He _____________ ll. Cl _____________
o. Br _____________ mm. Xe _____________
p. Tl _____________ nn. Cs _____________
q. Bi _____________ oo. C _____________
r. In _____________ pp. N _____________
s. Sb _____________ qq. O _____________
t. Ga _____________ rr. B _____________
u. S _____________ ss. H _____________
v. As _____________ tt. P _____________
w. Rn _____________ uu. S _____________
x. Se _____________ vv. W _____________
E. Record the number of each atom in each molecule then record the total number of atoms in the molecule
1. NaOH
Total
Elements # of
Atoms 5. NH4Cl
Elements # of
Atoms
Total
Total
6. CaCiO3
Elements # of
Atoms
2. HNO3
Elements # of
Atoms
Total
7. H2COCH2
Total Elements # of
Atoms
Total
3. Li2O 8. Mg (OH)2
Elements # of Elements # of
Atoms Atoms
Total Total
4. Li2SO4 9. Al (OH)3
Elements # of Elements # of
Atoms Atoms
Total
10. NH5C2H2O2
Elements # of
Atoms
Total
11. NaC2H202
Elements # of
Atoms
Total
12. (NH4)3PO4
Elements # of
Atoms
Total