Element Logbook Form: 2014Ferrante

Web resources used:

1. Chemical Symbol
(Write LARGE in center of The Box) / The Box /
Key: S-  L-  G-
(Color the boxes)
2. Element Name
(Write in BOTTOM CENTER of The Box)
3. Atomic Number
(Write in TOP RIGHT CORNER of The Box)
4. Atomic Mass/Weight (include units)
(Write in BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER of The Box)
5. Periodic Table Family
(highlight) / Hydrogen Alkali Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals Transition Metals
Boron Group Carbon Group
Nitrogen Group Oxygen Group
Halogens Noble Gases
6. Periodic Table Group Number(Use Ch. 12.2-Do not use Roman Numerals): ______
7. Number of Valence Electrons (outer shell electrons-Use Ch. 12.2): ______
8. Density(units—be careful with gases!): ______
9. Metal/Nonmetal/Metalloid?
(draw a BORDER around The Box) / Blue for metals
Green for metalloids
Yellow for non-metals
10. Solid/Liquid/Gas at 22°C?
(draw the symbol in the TOP LEFT CORNER of The Box) / Square for solids
Droplet for liquids
Circle for gases
11. Mp/Fp: ______°C / Sketch in and color-code the thermometer (do this after you print)
12. Bp/Cp: ______°C
13. Reactivity Scale: (highlight):
Not Reactive (inert) Reactive Reactive! Reactive!!!
14. Physical Description of the Element—what does it look like in its pure elemental form?
Describe what the element looks like in its pure form:

Two Famous Properties of the Element:

(List twocommon/”famous” properties. Define any properties that we have not already learned about.)

Property Description / Chemical or Physical?
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17. Location: Show where the element is located on the Periodic table by putting an “X” in the proper location. (Do this after you print.)

Two Uses for the Element: (Explain how the element is used to make something else. If used in compound form, name the compound.)

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Miscellaneous Interesting Information:

Discovery:

20. Who discovered the element? (You may have several names…)
21. When did they discover it?

Naming of the Element:

22. What is the origin (Greek, Latin, etc.) of the name and what does it mean?
23. Does the element have a weird chemical symbol? If so, what is the origin of the element symbol and what does it mean? / Leave blank for symbols that are obvious (example: Oxygen =O)

Source of the Element:

24. Where does the element occur naturally? / * If the element occurs as a part of a compound, name the compound and where it is found. Hint, you should probably figure out what on “ore” is for some of these.

Photograph and Model:

Print and attach a photo of the pure element here: (no compounds or Bohr models) / Print or draw a Bohr model of the element here: How many protons, neutrons & electrons?
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