Atomic Structure
Pre-Lab Study Questions
1. Describe the set up of the periodic table. Horizontal rows are periods and vertical columns are groups. Each group contains elements that have similar physical and chemical properties.
2. Where are the alkali metals and the halogens located on the periodic table? The alkali metals are in Group 1A(1) and the halogens are in Group 7A(17). 3. On the following list of elements: Mg, Cu, Br, Ag, Ni, Cl, Fe, and F, list the transition elements __Cu, Ag, Ni, Fe, Mg_________ and list the halogens __F, Cl, Br__________ 4. Complete the list of names of elements and symbols: Name of Element Symbol Potassium _K____ Sodium__________ Na Sulfur _S____ Phosphorous__________ P Nitrogen _N____ Iron__________ Fe Magnesium _Mg____ Chlorine__________ Cl Copper _Cu_____ Silver__________ Ag
A. Physical Properties of Elements
Atomic Physical properties (Look up the following elements online to find the properties listed below)
Element
Symbol
Atomic Number 13 6 29 26 12
Color Silver/Gre y Clear, black reddishorange Gray Grey/Whit
Luster Shiny Dull Shiny Dull Dull
Aluminum Al Carbon Copper Iron Magnesiu C Cu Fe Mg
Metal/ Nonmeta l Metal Nonmetal Metal Metal Metal
m Nickel Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphor us Ni N O P 28 7 8 15
e Silvery white colorless colorless/ pale blue Colorless, white, yellow, red, black, violet Reflective , bluish White lemon yellow silvery, gray silvergray Shiny Dull Dull Dull Metal Nonmetal Nonmetal Nonmetal
Silicon Silver Sulfur Tin Zinc
Si Ag S Sn Zn
14 47 16 50 30
Shiny Shiny Dull Dull Shiny
Metal Metal Nonmetal Metal Metal
Q.1. From their positions on the periodic table, categorize the following elements as metals (M) or nonmetals (NM). Na__(m)___ S__(nm)___ Cu_(m)____ F_(nm)____ Fe_(m)____ C_(nm)____ Ca_(m)____ Q. 2. Give the name of each of the following elements:
a. b. c. d. e.
a. b. c. d. e.
Noble gas in Period 2:______Ne___________ Halogen in Period 3:_______Cl__________ Alkali metal in Period 3:_____Na____________ Halogen in Period 3:________Cl_________ Alkali metal in Period 4:_______K__________
B2. Element Chromium Gold Lead Cadmium Silicon
Metal/Nonmetal Metal Metal Metal Metal Metal
Shiny or Dull Shiny Shiny Shiny Dull Shiny
C. Subatomic Particles Element Atomic Number Iron 26 Aluminum 13 Potassium 19 Bromine 35 Gold 79 Iodine 53 D. Isotopes Nuclear Symbol
40 20
Mass Number 56 27 39 80 197 127
Protons 26 13 19 35 79 53
Neutrons 30 14 20 45 118 74
Electrons 26 13 19 35 79 53
Protons 40
Neutrons 20
Electrons 40
Ca
20 43 20 46 26 22 23 24 46 20 43 20
20 Ca 42
43 20
Ca
20 Ca 14
46 20
Ca
Q. 3. A neutral atom has a mass number of 80 and has 45 neutrons. Write its complete symbol.35 Br 80
Q. 4. An atom has two more protons and two more electrons than the atom in question 3. What is its complete symbol? 37 Rb 82
