The Periodic Table Part 2
Properties of the Different Groups
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This interactive uses PhET's Build and Atom Simulation.
The periodic table is a chart that organizes the 118 known elements. Each square shows an element's chemical symbol and atomic number.
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Periodic Table of Elements
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Select the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 2 (helium).
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Every element is certainly unique. But, elements within a group have similar properties.
Select any of the elements in group 1.
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Periodic Table of Elements
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Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are the transition metals.
Group 1 (not including hydrogen) is called the alkali metals.
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Properties of Alkali Metals
- Soft Metals- can be cut easily
- Less dense than other elements
- Melt and boil at lower temperatures compared to other metals
- VERY reactive, meaning they easily undergo chemical reactions!
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Click on images for attribution information.
Alkali metals are stored extremely carefully because they are very _____________.
shiny
dense
reactive
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Group 2 of the periodic table is the alkaline earth metals.
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Properties of Alkaline Earth Metals
- Shiny
- Low density
- Melt and boil at low temperatures compared to other elements
Hover over the elements to see images!
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The alkaline earth metals(group 2) , are ________ reactive compared to the alkali metals (group 1).
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equally
more
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Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are the transition metals.
Properties of The Transition Metals
- Good conductors of heat and electricity
- Malleable (easy to shape)
- Ductile (can easily be made into a thin wire)
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Hover over the elements to see images!
Mercury (Hg) is the only metal that is normally a liquid.
Click on images for attribution information.
What properties make transition metals like iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) good for making electrical wires?
conductors of electricity and soft
conductors of heat and colorful
conductors of electricity and ductile
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The elements just to the right of the transition metals are called the post-transition metals.
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Properties of The Post-Transition (poor) Metals
- Malleable (easy to shape)
- Ductile (can easily be made into a thin wire)
- Good conductors of heat and electricity
- Most have melting and boiling points lower than those of the transition metals.
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Hover over the elements to see images!
Click on images for attribution information.
Soda cans are made from aluminum (Al), the most abundant metal on Earth. Which property of aluminum, a post-transition metal, makes it easy to shape?
hard
malleable
rocklike
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The last group of metals contains the lanthanides and actinides. They are usually shown below the other elements so the whole periodic table can easily fit nicely onto normal sized paper.
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Select the lanthanides and actinides group on the extended periodic table.
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Extended Periodic Table of Elements
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Lanthanides
Actinides
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Click on images for attribution information.
Click on the element that is in period 4 and group 2.
Properties of Lanthanides and Actinides
- Lanthanides are silvery-white metals.
- All actinides are radioactive.
- All actinides, except thorium (Th) and uranium (U) are synthetic (man-made) elements.
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What property of actinides, such as uranium and plutonium, makes them useful as an energy source?
metallic
heavy
radioactive
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Hover over the elements to see images!
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Lanthanides
Actinides
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Click on images for attribution information.
Each of the periodic table groups covered so far (highlighted in yellow) have been metals. The remaining groups are either metalloids or nonmetals. Notice that the majority of elements are metals.
That's right! Aluminum (Al) is in period 3 and group 13.
Nonmetals
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Metalloids
Alkali Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
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Post-Transition Metals
Transition Metals
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Metals
Lanthanides & Actinides
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Select the part of the periodic table that contains the metalloids.
The elements in the metalloids group have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
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Properties of Metalloids
- Shiny like metals
- Brittle like nonmetals
- Semiconductors (Less conductive of electricity than metals but more conductive than nonmetals)
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Hover your mouse over the elements to see images!
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Silicon, a metalloid, is used to make computer chips because it is a _________. Electricity flows through it at just the right speed that it can be used to control electronic devices.
shiny rock
brittle rock
semiconductor
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Hydrogen and the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
- Dull appearance (not shiny)
- Solids are brittle
- Poor conductors of heat and electricity
- Some are solids, bromine is a liquid, and many are gases under normal conditions
- Group 17 is the very reactive halogens group
- Group 18 is the inert (unreactive) noble gases
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Which statement is true about metals compared to nonmetals?
Metals are shiner than nonmetals.
Metals are duller than nonmetals.
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Hydrogen + the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
- Dull appearance or clear if a gas
- Brittle
- Poor conductors of heat and electricity
- Some are solids, bromine is a liquid, and many are gases under normal conditions
- Group 17 is the very reactive halogens
- Group 18 is the inert (unreactive) noble gases
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Unlike metals, which are all normally solid except for mercury, nonmetals can be normally found as _________.
solids, liquids, and gases
gases only
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Hydrogen and the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
- Dull appearance or clear if a gas
- Brittle
- Poor conductors of heat and electricity
- Some are solids, bromine is a liquid, and many are gases under normal conditions
- Group 17 is the very reactive halogens
- Group 18 is the inert (unreactive) noble gases
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Most metals are good conductors of heat and electricity while most nonmetals are _______ .
even better conductors
poor conductors
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Click on the element that is in period 4 and group 2.
Radium (Ra)
The last elements on the periodic table do not exist in nature but rather are made by bombarding other atoms together at VERY high speeds in particle accelerators. Scientists are still studying these very radioactive elements to learn more about their properties.
Periodic Table of Elements
Synthetic (Man-man)
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Select one of the synthetic elements whose properties still remain a mystery.
Click here for help.
Let's put what you've learned to the test! See how quickly you can label each of the groups of the periodic table.
Click here to continue.
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Click here to for help.
Now try something a little harder! How fast can you correctly label this periodic table?
Click here to continue.
Back
Click here to for help.
Ready for an extra challenge? How fast can you correctly label this periodic table?
Back
Click here to continue.
Congratulations on completing this lesson!
If requested by your teacher...
Periodic Table of Elements
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Metals
Alkali Metals
Noble Gases
Alkaline Earth Metals
Metalloids
Period
Halogens
Solid
Liquid
Transition Metals
Gas
*Click on images of elements for image attribution.
Lanthanides
Actinides
How many protons does every carbon (C) atom contain in it's nucleus?
Excellent! Now that we have the symbols in the periodic table, let's add the atomic number for each element.
The periodic table has 18 columns that are called groups or families. Click anywhere in group 18.
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The Periodic Table Part 2
Properties of the Different Groups
Begin
Begin
This interactive uses PhET's Build and Atom Simulation.
The periodic table is a chart that organizes the 118 known elements. Each square shows an element's chemical symbol and atomic number.
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Periodic Table of Elements
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14
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13
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Select the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 2 (helium).
Back
Every element is certainly unique. But, elements within a group have similar properties.
Select any of the elements in group 1.
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Periodic Table of Elements
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13
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Back
Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are the transition metals.
Group 1 (not including hydrogen) is called the alkali metals.
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Properties of Alkali Metals
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Click on images for attribution information.
Alkali metals are stored extremely carefully because they are very _____________.
shiny
dense
reactive
Back
Group 2 of the periodic table is the alkaline earth metals.
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Properties of Alkaline Earth Metals
Hover over the elements to see images!
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The alkaline earth metals(group 2) , are ________ reactive compared to the alkali metals (group 1).
less
equally
more
Back
Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are the transition metals.
Properties of The Transition Metals
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Hover over the elements to see images!
Mercury (Hg) is the only metal that is normally a liquid.
Click on images for attribution information.
What properties make transition metals like iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) good for making electrical wires?
conductors of electricity and soft
conductors of heat and colorful
conductors of electricity and ductile
Back
The elements just to the right of the transition metals are called the post-transition metals.
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Properties of The Post-Transition (poor) Metals
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Hover over the elements to see images!
Click on images for attribution information.
Soda cans are made from aluminum (Al), the most abundant metal on Earth. Which property of aluminum, a post-transition metal, makes it easy to shape?
hard
malleable
rocklike
Back
The last group of metals contains the lanthanides and actinides. They are usually shown below the other elements so the whole periodic table can easily fit nicely onto normal sized paper.
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Select the lanthanides and actinides group on the extended periodic table.
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13
Extended Periodic Table of Elements
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You can write a title
Hover over the elements to see images!
Write a subtitle
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
Lanthanides
Actinides
Back
Click on images for attribution information.
Click on the element that is in period 4 and group 2.
Properties of Lanthanides and Actinides
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What property of actinides, such as uranium and plutonium, makes them useful as an energy source?
metallic
heavy
radioactive
You can write a title
Hover over the elements to see images!
Write a subtitle
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
Lanthanides
Actinides
Back
Click on images for attribution information.
Each of the periodic table groups covered so far (highlighted in yellow) have been metals. The remaining groups are either metalloids or nonmetals. Notice that the majority of elements are metals.
That's right! Aluminum (Al) is in period 3 and group 13.
Nonmetals
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Metalloids
Alkali Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
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Post-Transition Metals
Transition Metals
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Metals
Lanthanides & Actinides
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Select the part of the periodic table that contains the metalloids.
The elements in the metalloids group have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
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Properties of Metalloids
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Hover your mouse over the elements to see images!
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Silicon, a metalloid, is used to make computer chips because it is a _________. Electricity flows through it at just the right speed that it can be used to control electronic devices.
shiny rock
brittle rock
semiconductor
Back
Hydrogen and the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
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Which statement is true about metals compared to nonmetals?
Metals are shiner than nonmetals.
Metals are duller than nonmetals.
Back
Hydrogen + the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
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Unlike metals, which are all normally solid except for mercury, nonmetals can be normally found as _________.
solids, liquids, and gases
gases only
Back
Hydrogen and the elements on the right side of the periodic table make up the nonmetals.
Hover over the elements to see images!
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Properties of Nonmetals
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Most metals are good conductors of heat and electricity while most nonmetals are _______ .
even better conductors
poor conductors
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Click on the element that is in period 4 and group 2.
Radium (Ra)
The last elements on the periodic table do not exist in nature but rather are made by bombarding other atoms together at VERY high speeds in particle accelerators. Scientists are still studying these very radioactive elements to learn more about their properties.
Periodic Table of Elements
Synthetic (Man-man)
Back
Select one of the synthetic elements whose properties still remain a mystery.
Click here for help.
Let's put what you've learned to the test! See how quickly you can label each of the groups of the periodic table.
Click here to continue.
Back
Click here to for help.
Now try something a little harder! How fast can you correctly label this periodic table?
Click here to continue.
Back
Click here to for help.
Ready for an extra challenge? How fast can you correctly label this periodic table?
Back
Click here to continue.
Congratulations on completing this lesson!
If requested by your teacher...
Periodic Table of Elements
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Back
Metals
Alkali Metals
Noble Gases
Alkaline Earth Metals
Metalloids
Period
Halogens
Solid
Liquid
Transition Metals
Gas
*Click on images of elements for image attribution.
Lanthanides
Actinides
How many protons does every carbon (C) atom contain in it's nucleus?
Excellent! Now that we have the symbols in the periodic table, let's add the atomic number for each element.
The periodic table has 18 columns that are called groups or families. Click anywhere in group 18.
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