Elements Flashcards
(23 cards)
Name one property that isn’t generally found in metals
Electrical insulator
Name an element that is on the periodic table but NOT a metal
Carbon
What do we react with an unknown element to help us decide if it is metal or not
Oxygen
Why is copper unusual
It is not silver in colour
An element has
Only one type of atom
When we heat an element and it does not melt we say it
Has a high melting point
The word used to describe substances like diamond and graphite is
Allotropes
The gases in the periodic table are found
On the right hand side
Mercury and bromine are unusual because
They are liquids at room temperature
The element which some say caused napoleons downfall is
Tin, Sn
What is the sign for Nb
Niobium
What is the sign for Yttrium
Y
What is the sign for Rubidium
Rb
What is the sign for tin
Sn
What is the sign for Xenon
Xe
What is the sign for curium
Cm
What is the sign for thallium
Tl
What is the sign for germanium
Ge
What is the sign for Hafnium
Hf
What is the sign for astatine
At
What does sonorous mean
Makes a pleasant ringing when struck
What does malleable mean
Can be beaten into shape without breaking
What does ductile mean
Can be pulled/drawn out into wires
