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Exploring The Periodic Table Worksheet

Name: ____________________ # _____

Date: _________________Core: _____

Exploring the Periodic Table

With the development of the atomic theory came a great deal of knowledge about how and why the world

appears as it does. There is no argument that atoms of elements are the building blocks of matter and

understanding the atoms that make up these elements is very important to the study of matter and energy today.

In an attempt to understand the properties of the elements and how to use the periodic table to your advantage,

you will step into the role of a real chemist and try your hand at working with the periodic table. Fortunately,

you will not have as difficult a time as Dmitri Mendeleev who produced the first periodic table in 1869.

This lab is divided into 4 parts which will require you to move from station to station in the room, per your

teacher’s directions.

Activity 1: Using the Periodic Table

Directions: Refer to the textbook (p. D20—30) to help you answer #1—9 below.

1) Tungsten is an element that is used to create the filaments in a light bulb. Find tungsten on the periodic table

and record:

Tungsten

Symbol

Atomic number

Atomic mass

How many protons?

How many electrons?

How many neutrons?

2) How many elements were known when this book was published? __________

3) What determines the order in which the elements are arranged?

4) What do you see most often (at standard temperature and pressure): solid, liquid, gas?

5) Which 2 elements are liquids?

6) About what percent of the elements are:

metals

__________

metalloids

__________

nonmetals

__________

*adapted lab from FCPS

Exploring The Periodic Table Worksheet