Transcript Periodic Table Jeopardy

The Wayzata Chemistry
Department Presents
Name that
Element
Which of the
following
is false?
Where is
it found?
How is
it used?
How do you
describe it?
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Needed for
combustion and
produced in
photosynthesis.
What is Oxygen?
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When combined
with hydrogen, it
makes a gas that
smells like rotten
eggs.
What is Sulfur?
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Found in
bronze (with copper)
and in
pewter (with lead).
What is Tin?
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Contained in
peptobismal.
What is Bismuth?
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The only alkaline
earth metal that
does not form an
alkaline solution
when it reacts with
water.
What is Beryllium?
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1. Sodium is the least abundant
alkali metal.
2. Sodium is the most common
positive ion in the fluid outside
cells.
3. Sodium is found in table salt.
4. Sodium is used in vapor lamps
and produces a yellow-orange
color.
What is
1)Sodium is the least abundant
alkali metal.
?
(Sodium is actually the MOST
abundant alkali metal.)
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1. Nitrogen is colorless, odorless, and
fairly reactive.
2. Compounds of nitrogen are often
found in explosives such as TNT and
nitroglycerin.
3. Boron is found in borosilicate glass,
which is known for its strength.
4. Boron nitride is used as a
superabrasive.
What is
1)Nitrogen is fairly
reactive.
?
Nitrogen is relatively UNreactive (which
makes sense being the main component
of our atmosphere.)
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1)Hydrogen has three isotopes –
protium, deuterium, and tritium.
2) Hydrogen is flammable.
3) Hydrogen can form +1 or -1
ions.
4) Hydrogen is part of the alkali
metal family.
What is
4)Hydrogen is part of
the alkali metal
family.
?
(Hydrogen is in
a family by itself.)
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1. Lead is toxic.
2. Lead used to be used
as an additive to paint.
3. Lead is currently used
in storage batteries.
4. Mercury exists as a
silvery solid.
5. Bromine exists as a redbrown liquid.
What is
4)Mercury is a
solid
?
(Mercury is a liquid.)
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1. Most lanthanides are
phosphors.
2. Most actinides are present in
nature, but only in small
amounts.
3. Transition metal compounds
often form colored solutions.
4. Radon is a gas which is
dangerous to inhale.
What is
2)Most actinides
exist in nature
?
(Only 3 exist. Most are
synthetic.)
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This diatomic
gas makes up
~20% of our
atmosphere.
What is Oxygen?
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This diatomic
gas makes up
80% of our
atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen?
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This metal is not found
uncombined in nature.
It is found in in batteries
and in a drug used for
bipolar disorder.
What is Lithium?
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The main
component in
limestone,
chalk, and
marble.
What is calcium?
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The third most
abundant element in
the earths crust.
Bauxite is its ore.
The most abundant
metal.
What Aluminum?
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Compounds of this
element are used in
toothpaste and in
drinking water.
It’s also part of
“Teflon”.
What is Fluorine?
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Used in
orange light
displays.
What is Neon?
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It forms a lighter alloy
than steel, thus is used
in bicycles, backpack
frames, and “mag”
wheels. It’s also in
chlorophyll and part of
hard water.
What is
Magnesium?
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Used in computer
chips and solar cells.
(Also the second
most abundant
element in the Earth’s
crust.)
What is Silicon?
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One of many
elements
found in
fertilizer. Also
used in salt
substitutes.
What is
Potassium?
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This element exists
as three allotropes
– diamond,
graphite, and coal.
What is Carbon?
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A yellowishgreen, toxic
gas.
What is Chlorine?
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Exists as three allotropes:
White (which burst into flames in are)
Red (which is used on the striking
surface for match boxes)
Black (which formed when the others
are under high pressure)
What is
Phosphorus?
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A colorless,
unreactive gas that,
when used, in
welding, produces a
blue flame.
What is Argon?
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A precious metal
that is one of the
best conductors.
(Its ion always has
a +1 charge)
What is Silver?
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