Atoms and the Periodic Table

Which element has the atomic # 6?

• Aluminum

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

What do the atomic numbers tell us?

• Number of neutrons

• Number of electrons

• Mass of the atom

• Number of protons

Another name for group 17, which are highly reactive, are...

• Halogens

• Transition metals

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

The group on the periodic table that cannot bond/react with any other element

• Halogens

• Alkali Earth Metals

• Noble Gases

• Alkali Metals

Which group of elements are shiny and very good electrical conductors

• Alkali Metals

• Noble Gases

• Nonmetals

• Transition metals

A period is....

• Elements that occur in vertical columns on the periodic table

• Found in group 1 of the periodic table and are reactive

• Another name for a neutron

• Elements that occur in horizontal rows on the periodic table

Element that is found in compounds of your teeth and bones

• Cs

• C

• Ca

• Cl

Element found in "life"...anything that is alive or used to be alive, also forms diamonds

• C

• Ca

• N

• Na

Elements that have the same number of neutrons

• Co and Ni

• Fe and Mn

• Cu and Ga

• C and N

This element lights up Las Vegas

• Na

• Ne

• C

• O