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The Periodic Table Webquest

THE PERIODIC TABLE WEBQUEST!!

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Scientist

Contribution to the development of the periodic table

Greek thinkers

Lavoisier

John Dalton

Doberiner

Dechancourtois

Cannizaro

Newlands

Meyer

Mendeleyev

Moseley

Seaborg

GETTING THE LAY OF THE LAND: PERIODICALLY ORGANIZED

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1. Why are the elements placed in specific places on the Periodic Table?

2. Periods are ________ that run from _______ to _______.

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 __________ for its ___________. See the pattern?

5. Groups are _______________ that run from ______ to _________.

6. The elements of a group have the same number of ____________ in their ___________

shell.

7. Every element in group one 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 an

_____________ electron.

10. Although helium has only __________ electrons in its outer shell, it is grouped with

elements that have ________________.

11. The green elements on this table are called ____________ elements. They each have

two electrons in their outer shell.

The Periodic Table Webquest