Alchemy to Atoms

Question 1

What are all things made of?

Answer 1

Atoms

Question 2

What’s an element?

Answer 2

Substance made of one type of atom

Question 3

What’s a periodic table?

Answer 3

Table of all elements we know of

Question 4

Around how many atoms are there?

Answer 4

Around 100 atoms

Question 5

What do all elements have in common?

Answer 5

They all have a chemical symbol

Question 6

True or false, two letter symbols have a small 2nd letter

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are vertical columns called?

Answer 7

Groups

Question 8

What are horizontal rows called?

Answer 8

Periods

Question 9

Most elements are solid at room temperature, but what are the two types of atoms that are different?

Answer 9

Liquids + gases

Question 10

Do elements in the same group have similar or different properties?

Answer 10

Similar

Question 11

True or false, all elements are non-metals

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Which colours are the left and right side, and what do they mean?

Answer 12

Metals left, pink. Non-metals right, green

Question 13

Describe most metals

Answer 13

Grey, shiny, malleable

Question 14

What do all metals conduct?

Answer 14

Electricity + heat

Question 15

All metals except for which one don’t conduct electricity?

Answer 15

Carbon

Question 16

What is the meaning of compound?

Answer 16

Two or more atoms joined together

Question 17

What is the meaning of mixture?

Answer 17

Made of 2 or more atoms, not joined

Question 18

Name all Alakai metals

Answer 18

Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Caesium (Cs), Francium (Fr)

Question 19

What are low melting and boiling points?

Answer 19

Soft, can be cut with a knife, floats on water, highly reactive

Question 20

What are all the Halogens

Answer 20

Fluorine F, Chlorine Cl, Bromine Br, Iodine I, Astatine At

Question 21

What are all the uses of the halogens?

Answer 21

Fluorine - toothpaste
Chlorine - disinfectant
Bromine - Photos
Iodine - cancer treatment