WorksheetsActivity: Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Symbol Au.
Gold
Silver
Copper
Iron
The most reactive nonmetal.
Fluorine
Oxygen
Chlorine
Nitrogen
Atomic number of 12.
Magnesium
Aluminum
Sodium
Calcium
An alkali metal in period 4.
Potassium
Sodium
Rubidium
Lithium
The most abundant element in the air. Hint: it has an atomic number of 7.
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Helium
A metal with 3 valence electrons, used in cans.
Aluminum
Sodium
Magnesium
Iron
A period 3 element that will not react naturally.
Argon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
5 valence electrons and is in period 3.
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Sulfur
Aluminum
Use each clue below to determine the identity of the element on the periodic table. Clue 9: The most reactive metal.
Francium (or Cesium, but Francium is generally considered most reactive)
Sodium
Iron
Gold
A period 1 element used to make balloons float.
Helium
Hydrogen
Lithium
Neon
The only nonmetal in group 1.
Hydrogen
Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Responsible for the smell of rotten eggs. Hint: it has 16 protons.
Sulfur
Phosphorus
Oxygen
Chlorine
Has an atomic number that is twice that of silicon.
Nickel
Copper
Iron
Zinc
The most reactive metal.
Hydrogen
Rubidium
Zirconium
Francium
A group 12 metal that is a liquid at room temperature, but is now known to be poisonous.
Mercury
Zinc
Cadmium
Copper
Has 3 valence electrons and 4 energy levels.
Gallium
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
The only metalloid in period 3.
Silicon
Aluminum
Phosphorus
Sulfur
The only metalloid with 2 energy levels.
Boron
Silicon
Germanium
Arsenic
The alkali metal that makes up table salt.
Sodium
Potassium
Lithium
Calcium
A nonmetal with zero neutrons.
Hydrogen
Potassium
Lithium
Francium
