Periodic table organization and common element properties for a middle school physical science course.
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- What is the periodic table?
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A table that organizes all known elements by their properties and atomic number
- What determines the order of elements in the periodic table?
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Atomic number (the number of protons in an atom)
- What is an element?
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A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- What is atomic number?
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The number of protons in an atom of an element
- What are the horizontal rows in the periodic table called?
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Periods
- What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?
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Groups or families
- How many elements are currently known?
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118
- What is the symbol for hydrogen?
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H
- What is the symbol for oxygen?
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O
- What is the symbol for carbon?
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C
- What is the symbol for nitrogen?
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N
- What is the symbol for gold?
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Au
- What is the symbol for silver?
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Ag
- What is the symbol for iron?
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Fe
- What is the symbol for copper?
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Cu