Revision 1-Periodic Table Flashcards
What are the horizontal rows called?
Periods
What are the vertical columns called?
Groups
What are the only 2 elements that are a liquid at room temperature?
Bromine (Br)
Mercury (Hg)
What is found in the periodic table?
Elements
What is each element made up of?
Atoms
Which is the better electrical conductor, metals or non-metals?
Metals
What is an element?
A substance that can’t be split to anything simpler by chemical reactions
What does the zig-zag line do?
It separates the metals and the non-metals
Fill in the blank
You will never find …………. in the periodic table, just elements.
Compounds
What does H stand for?
Hydrogen
What does Zn stand for?
Zinc
What is the symbol for Mercury?
Hg
What is the symbol for Potassium?
K
What does Fe stand for?
Iron
What is the symbol for Sodium?
Na
What is the symbol for Magnesium?
Mg
What does O stand for?
Oxygen
What does Cl stand for?
Chlorine
What is the symbol for Silver?
Ag
What does Au stand for?
Gold
Elements are in groups with similar elements. What are the groups numbered?
1-7
An atom is…
The smallest part of the element
Where are the metals found in the periodic table?
On the left
What is an atom?
Atoms are tiny particles that are often drawn as circles
