Periodic Table of Elements - grade 6 science Questions & Answers

Periodic Table of Elements - grade 6
science Questions & Answers
groups - ANSWERSthe columns (up/down) on the periodic table

periods - ANSWERSthe rows (left/right) on the periodic table

Mendeleev - ANSWERSorganized first periodic table by atomic mass

Moseley - ANSWERSchanged how periodic table was organized; made it ordered by
atomic number

Parts of the element key - ANSWERSatomic number, element abbreviation, element
name, atomic mass

What does the atomic number tell us? - ANSWERSnumber of electrons or protons

How do we find the number of neutrons? - ANSWERSAtomic mass minus atomic
number

synthetic element - ANSWERSmade in a lab

On the Periodic Table, what group shows the alkaline earth metals? - ANSWERSGroup
2

On the Periodic Table, what color are the Transition Metals? - ANSWERSyellow

Name the alkali metals (see Periodic Table). - ANSWERSLi, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr

Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl) are both reactive elements. Is each element safe or
unsafe? - ANSWERSunsafe

How can Sodium and Chloride become safe? - ANSWERSWhen they bond together,
they become sodium chloride; they have formed a compound (table salt)