Chemistry Honors - Periodic Table Notes 
                                        There are 5 parts to this worksheet 
         
        Part I Answer questions in complete sentences on page 66 on INBook 
        The periodic table of elements did not just magically appear.  It was based upon the work of Dmitry Mendeleev, 
        a Russian chemist, who lived in the mid 1800’s.  Learn about Mendeleev and the development of this table by 
        reading chapter 5.1 in your textbook and then record your answers to the following questions in your spiral 
        notebook using complete sentences.  You will need this information later.  
         
        1.  Why was it necessary to create a periodic table?  
        2.  Who were the two men credited with the development of the first periodic table?  
        3.  What was Mendeleev’s table based upon? (How was it organized?)  
        4.  Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his periodic table?   
               Were his predictions correct?  Why was this important?  
        5.  Why does the periodic table have its name? 
        6.  How is the modern periodic table ordered? 
        7.  Explain the Periodic Law. 
        8.  Make a listing the characteristics and uses of the Metals, Non-metals and Metalloids. 
                                                             
                     Use these links to fill out the information for your assigned element. 
                                                             
        http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_pertable.html       http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/ 
        http://www.chemicalelements.com                         http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/ 
        http://www.ptable.com 
                                                             
                                       Periodic Table General Information 
        Part II  Copy the following information on to page 67 or print out and fill in. 
         
        Click on this website: www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_pertable.html 
        1.  Why are the elements placed in specific places on the Periodic Table? 
            ___________________________________________________________________________________ 
        2.  Periods are _____________ that run from left to right. 
        3.  Elements in the same period have the same _____________________. 
        4.  Every element in the first period has _____ shell for its __________.   
               Every element in the second period has _____ shells for its __________.  See the pattern? 
        5.  Groups are __________________ that run from top to bottom. 
        6.  The elements of a group have the same number of ________ in their _________ shell. 
        7.  Every element in group 1 has ____________ electron in its outer shell.    
               Every element in group two has _____ electrons in its outer shell. 
        8.  Hydrogen is special because it can act like two groups, __________ and _____________.  
        9.  Hydrogen sometimes is ________ an electron and sometimes it has ______ electron. 
        10.  Although helium has only ___ electrons in its outer shell, it is grouped with elements that have ____. 
         
        Part III 
        Click on this site:  http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/ 
        You will need a new periodic table.  On your periodic table, color and create a key for the 9 element groups 
        shown on the web site.  Staple to page 68 when finished with this worksheet. 
        Alkali metals – Yellow, Alkaline earth metals-Orange, Transition metals-Red, Other metals-blue 
   Other non-metals- purple, Halogens-grey, Noble gases-Pink, Metalloids green, Inner transition metals (rare 
   earth metals) – another color 
    
   Part IV  Copy the following information on to page 69 or print out and fill in. 
   Click on this web site: www.chemicalelements.com 
   1.  Click on Alkali Metals (left navigation bar) and answer the following questions. 
       a.  What is the group number? ______ 
       b.  Are these metals reactive? ______ 
       c.  Do these metals occur freely in nature? Explain ________________________________________ 
       d.  How many electrons are in their outer shell (energy level)? _____ 
       e.  What are the three characteristics of ALL metals? _______________________________________ 
           ________________________________________________________________________________ 
       f.  Are these metals soft or hard? __________ 
       g.  Name the two most reactive elements in this group? ___________ and ___________ 
       h.  What happens when they are exposed to water? _________________________________________ 
    
   2.  Go back and click on Alkaline Earth Metals (left bar) and answer these questions. 
       a.  What is the group number? ______ 
       b.  Are these metals reactive? ______ 
       c.  Do these metals occur freely in nature? Explain__________________________________________ 
       d.  How many electrons are in their outer shell (energy level)? ___________ 
    
   3.  Go back and click on Transition Metals (left bar) and answer these questions. 
       a. How many elements are in this group? ______ 
       b. What are the group numbers? ______ through ______ 
       c. What are valence electrons? _______________________________ 
       d. Because the valence electrons are present in more that one __________, transition metals often  
            exhibit   several common ___________________ 
       e. Name the three elements in this family that produce a magnetic field. __________, __________,  
            and ___________. 
   4.  Go back and click on Other Metals and answer these questions. 
       a. How many elements are in this group? ______ 
       b. What are the group numbers? ______ through ________ 
       c. How are these other metals similar to the transition metals? ________________________________ 
       d. How are these other metals different to the transition metals?_______________________________ 
           _________________________________________________________________________________ 
       e. List three physical properties of these other metals. _______________________________________ 
        
   5.  Go back and click on Metalloids to answer these questions. 
       a. On your periodic table, draw the black stair-step line that distinguishes metals from nonmetals. 
       b. Use your pencil to lightly shade the seven elements that share a full side with the stair-step line. 
         Metalloids have properties of both __________ and _______________. 
       d. Define semiconductor. _____________________________________________________________ 
       e. Name two metalloids that are semi-conductors. __________________ and _________________ 
       f. This property makes metalloids useful in ____________________ and _____________________. 
    
   6.  Go back and click on Nonmetals to answer these questions. 
       a.  What are the group numbers?  __________ through _______________ 
       b.  List four characteristics of ALL nonmetals______________________________________________ 
   _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
       c.  What two states of matter do nonmetals exist in at room temperature?  _______ and _______ 
       d.  The nonmetals have no _______________ and do not _______________. 
    
   7.  Go back and click on Halogens to answer these questions. 
       a.  What is the halogen group number? _____ 
       b.  Are halogens metals or nonmetals? __________ 
       c.  The term "halogen" means __________ and compounds containing halogens are called ________. 
       d.  How many electrons are in their outer shell (energy level)? __________ 
       e.  What states of matter do halogens exist in at room temperature? ___________ 
    
   8..  Go back and click on Noble Gases and answer these questions. 
       a.  What is the group number? _____ 
       b.  Why were these gases considered to be inert or stable? ____________________________________ 
           ________________________________________________________________________________ 
    
   9. Go back and click on Rare Earth Elements and answer these questions. 
       a.  On your periodic table, label the Lanthanide and Actinide series with your pencil. 
       b.  How many Rare Earth elements are there? _____ 
       c.  Define trans-uranium. __________________________________________ 
       d.  The Rare Earth metals are found in group _____ and periods _____ and _____. 
    
    
   Click on any of the links above to view the properties of the elements. 
    
   10. What do you notice about the number of valence electrons as you move from left to right across a period (or 
   row) in the periodic table? (Example: Na Ar) 
    
   11. What do you notice about the number of valence electrons as you move down a group or column in the 
   periodic table? (Example: H, Li, Na) 
    
   12. What do you notice about the number of energy levels or shells as you move down a group or column in the 
   periodic table? (Example: H, Li, Na) 
    
   13. What do you notice about the melting points as you move from left to right across a period (or row) in the 
   periodic table? (Example: Li  Ne) 
    
   14. What do you notice about the boiling points as you move from left to right across a period (or row) in the 
   periodic table? (Example: Li  Ne) 
       
   15.  Draw a “balloon” in a dark color of your choice in each gas box. 
    
   16. Draw a “circle” in a dark color of your choice in each synthetic element box. 
    
   17. Label the element(s) that are liquid at room temperature with a rain drop. 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                     Foldable Information 
   Part V:  staple completed foldable (after it is returned) in page70 of INbook 
    
    Each column or group in the periodic table is called a family. Elements are organized into families according to 
   their physical and chemical properties.   You will need 9 main sections - one for each of the sections labeled on 
   your periodic table and 3 sections within each group.  
    
   Group Name on Flap 
      1. List Physical Properties and Trends 
      2. Chemical Properties and Trends 
      3. List the following:  Atomic #’s, Element names and Symbols 
               What state are elements are in,  
               What group #’s are represented,  
               What period #’s are represented