Summary: This week in Chemistry we are working with specific
attribute of the elements on the periodic table. We were each given 4 elements
and had to create our own version of periodic table tiles, and had to include
the Atomic Mass Units, Atomic Weight, Boiling Point, Melting Point, density at
room temperature, state of matter at room temperature, electronegativity, Color, and isotopes of the elements we were
given. This project has demonstrated how valuable the periodic table really is
to chemists. The periodic table has many of these things demonstrated on it.
The organization of the periodic table depicts many
different attributes of elements as well. For example the periodic table is
divided into groups based on electron
configuration. The columns of elements contain the same amount of valence
electrons.
I find it very interesting that so much can be represented
from this table if you know how to read it. By creating our class periodic
table, we are finding that it is difficult to come up with a clear and concise
way to recognize all of these features of elements.
Questions:
What do the Columns on the periodic table show?
Why is the periodic table important to chemists?
What has our class found while creating our own periodic
table?
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