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Name: ____________________ # _____

Date: _________________Core: _____

Summary—Exploring the Periodic Table

1) In your own words, briefly summarize what you have learned about the major groups on the periodic table.

2) Differentiate between metals, nonmetals and metalloids…what are some unique characteristics of each?

Application

1) In an engineering class, you and your lab partner are asked to build a working model for new blimp design.

Your partner wants to use hydrogen gas to fill the blimp but you suggest helium gas would be a better option.

Based on what you learned in this lab, why is helium gas the better choice?

2) Using the information from this lab regarding the organization of the periodic table, answer the following

questions. For each, circle your choice and indicate the reasoning behind your answer.

a) Which element is more reactive?

lithium (Li) or phosphorus (P)

Reasoning:

bromine (Br) or germanium (Ge)

Reasoning:

b) Which element is considered a metalloid?

aluminum (Al) or silicon (Si)

Reasoning:

c) Which element would be considered the best conductor of electricity?

strontium (Sr) or iodine (I)

Reasoning:

d) Which element would be the most brittle (fragile/easily broken into pieces)?

boron (B) or sulfur (S)

Reasoning:

*adapted lab from FCPS

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