C1.2.1 - Elements and Atoms

Question 1

Identifty the chemical symbol: H

Answer 1

Hydrogen

Question 2

Identifty the chemical symbol: B

Answer 2

Boron

Question 3

Identifty the chemical symbol: Si

Answer 3

Silicon

Question 4

Identifty the chemical symbol: Ne

Answer 4

Neon

Question 5

Identify the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.

Answer 5

Mercury (Hg)

Question 6

Identifty the chemical symbol: O

Answer 6

Oxygen

Question 7

Identify the 3 magnetic metals

Answer 7

Iron

Nickel

Cobalt

Question 8

Identifty the chemical symbol: Hg

Answer 8

Mercury

Question 9

What is an element?

Answer 9

A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances (a type of atom)

Question 10

Identifty the chemical symbol: Lithium

Answer 10

Li

Question 11

Identifty the chemical symbol: P

Answer 11

Phosphorous

Question 12

Identifty the chemical symbol: K

Answer 12

Potassium

Question 13

Identifty the chemical symbol: Na

Answer 13

Sodium

Question 14

Identifty the chemical symbol: N

Answer 14

Nitrogen

Question 15

Identifty the chemical symbol: C

Answer 15

Carbon

Question 16

Identifty the chemical symbol: S

Answer 16

Sulfur

Question 17

Identifty the chemical symbol: Fe

Answer 17

Iron

Question 18

Identifty the chemical symbol: Ca

Answer 18

Calcium

Question 19

What is a compound?

Answer 19

2 or more atoms of different elements strongly bonded together.

Question 20

Identifty the chemical symbol: Ar

Answer 20

Argon

Question 21

What is an atom?

Answer 21

The smallest part of an element that can exist

Question 22

Identifty the chemical symbol: Cl

Answer 22

Chlorine

Question 23

Identifty the chemical symbol: Be

Answer 23

Beryllium

Question 24

Identifty the chemical symbol: Au

Answer 24

Gold

Question 25

Identifty the chemical symbol: Ag

Answer 25

Silver

Question 26

Why do some chemical symbols not contain the same letters as their element? e.g. Fe = iron

Answer 26

Because they are based on the elemtns latin name e.g. Fe = Ferrum = Latin for Iron

Question 27

Identifty the chemical symbol: Mg

Answer 27

Magnesium

Question 28

Identifty the chemical symbol: F

Answer 28

Fluorine

Question 29

What is a chemical symbol?

Answer 29

A one or two letter code for an element e.g. Mg = magnesium

Question 30

Identifty the chemical symbol: Al

Answer 30

Aluminium

Question 31

The periodic table is split into two regions called..

Answer 31

Metals Non-metals

Question 32

What are the rules for writing a chemical symbol?

Answer 32

Always start with a capital letter If there are 2 letters, the seconds is lowercase.

Question 33

Identifty the chemical symbol: He

Answer 33

Helium