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The Periodic Table Comprehension Support Answers

The document provides answers related to the periodic table, defining an element and explaining the organization of elements. It discusses the properties of calcium, the challenges faced by scientists in organizing elements, and Mendeleev's solution to leave gaps for undiscovered elements. Additionally, it compares the properties of alkali metals and noble gases, highlighting their differences in state, reactivity, and conductivity.

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The Periodic Table Comprehension Support Answers

The document provides answers related to the periodic table, defining an element and explaining the organization of elements. It discusses the properties of calcium, the challenges faced by scientists in organizing elements, and Mendeleev's solution to leave gaps for undiscovered elements. Additionally, it compares the properties of alkali metals and noble gases, highlighting their differences in state, reactivity, and conductivity.

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The Periodic Table Answers

1. What is an element?

An element is a substance made of only one type of atom.

2. Calcium is an element whose name comes from the Latin term calx, meaning ‘lime’. The
symbol for calcium is written using the first two letters of its name.

What is the symbol for calcium.

Tick one box.

ca

cA

Ca

CA

3. Why did scientists find it hard to organise the elements at first?

Tick one box.

They did not have the right technology.

There were too many elements.

Not all of the elements had been discovered yet.

They didn’t know what the properties of the elements were.

4. Explain how Mendeleev overcame this problem.

Mendeleev left gaps in the periodic table for elements that he thought had not yet
been discovered.

5. Complete the sentences to describe the trend in the properties as you move across a period.

The atomic number increases as you move from left to right across a period.

The radius of an atom decreases as you move from left to right across a period.

6. Describe how elements with similar properties are organised on the periodic table.

Elements with similar properties are organised into columns called groups.

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The Periodic Table Answers
7. An element is a gas at room temperature. It has a low density and is a poor conductor of
heat and electricity. The element reacts with virtually all other elements.

Which type of element is this most likely to be?

Tick one box.

actinide

alkali metal

halogen

noble gas

8. A shiny grey metalloid can conduct electricity, is very brittle and has a low density.
Tick one box in each row to show whether each property is a typical metal property or
a typical non-metal property.

Property Typical Metal Typical Non-Metal

shiny

conducts electricity

brittle

low density

9. Compare the properties of the alkali metals with the properties of the noble gases.
Alkali metals are solids at room temperature, whereas noble gases are gases at
room temperature.
Alkali metals are very reactive. However, noble gases are unreactive.
Alkali metals are good conductors of both heat and electricity while noble gases
are poor conductors of heat and electricity.
Alkali metals are shiny when cut, whereas noble gases are colourless.

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