Study Jams Periodic Table of Elements

What is the Periodic Table?

• A chart that list all molecules

• A chart that shows when all elements were discovered

• A chart that shows compounds

• A chart that shows all elements

What does an element's atomic number represent?

• The number of protons in an element

• An element's state at room temperature

• How metallic an element is

• The number of atoms in a compound

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What do the colors on the periodic table show?

• Which element it is

• The metallic properties of an element

• The type of compounds the element can make

• The state of matter the element is in

Which of the following is a characteristic of metals?

• They are a liquid at room temperature

• They can conduct heat and electricity

• Metals cannot be melted down

• They have an atomic number

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Why isn't water on the periodic table?

• because it is a liquid at room temperature

• because it doesn't have any protons

• because it is a compound

• because it is not made up of any elements

How is the periodic table helpful to scientist?

• It allows them to find information quickly

• It allows them to see how many electrons are in a compound

• It shows what newly discovered elements will be named

• It shows all the compounds that elements can create

When scientist see the letters "Au" they know it means "gold". What is Au?

• the atomic number

• the chemical symbol

• the color

• the Latin person that discovered it