Periodic Table of Elements Flashcards
Set 1: Groups IA–VIIIA (132 cards)
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arsenic is identified by?
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Marsh test and Gutzeit test
2
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magnesium sulfate is an antidote against?
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baritosis
3
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is a radioactive element; discovered by Marie Curie from which ore?
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polonium; pitchblend ore
4
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this is the most abundant inert gas
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argon
5
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Mendeleev’s given name for this was eka-silicon
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germanium
6
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most abundant element in the earth’s crust
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oxygen
7
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these are placed in gray containers
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carbon dioxide
8
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how many number of groups does the PTE have?
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18
9
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thallium is used as what agent? defined as the removal of unwanted hair
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depilatory agent
10
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molecular/atmospheric oxygen is produced via?
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Linde-Frankl process
11
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fluorine prevents dental caries, so it is?
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anticariogenic
12
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this is the localized absence of skin, specifically the center of a newborn’s hair
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aplasia cutis
13
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deficiency of selenium leads to? characterized by?
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Keshan disease; cardiomyopathy
14
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what elements are part of the icosagens?
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boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, and thallium
15
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helios poisoning often manifests what?
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donald-duck-like sound
16
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this is a combination of two or more metals
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alloy
17
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quadruple therapy is used against?
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heliobacter pylori infection (which causes peptic ulcer disease)
18
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group VIIIA is known to be the?
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noble/inert gases (group 0)
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carbon’s major characteristic is its ability to bind with itself is called?
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catenation
20
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the lightest element is produced via what processes?
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Messerschmidt process and Lane process
21
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these are placed in red containers
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hydrogen
22
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argon is placed inside?
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dark-green containers
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second most abundant element in the earth’s crust
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silicon
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common diagnosis/symptoms of thallium poisoning
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alopecia; green tongue
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aka *selena*, *moon*
selenium
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this promotes absorption of vitamin E
selenium
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boron poisoning is characterized as?
boiled-lobster appearance
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group IIIA is known to be the?
boron group (icosagens)
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used as a substitute for nitrogen in providing an inert atmosphere
argon
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how abundant is xenon among noble gases?
least (abundant)
31
phossy jaw is a poisoning of which element?
phosphorus
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what elements make up the chalcogens?
oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium
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arsenic poisoning manifests? and what is the antidote to it?
Aldrich Mees lines; British Anti-Lewisite (BAL)/Dimercaprol
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alloys aim to?
increase resistance; against corrosion
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tin comes from what ore(s)?
tinstone and cassiterite
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the most abundant element in the atmosphere
nitrogen
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second most toxic metal
thallium
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arsenic is used against?
syphilis (from the Treponema pallidum bacteria)
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what are the antidotes for phossy jaw?
copper sulfate (CuSO4)/cupric sulfate (aka *blue vitriol*)
40
phlogisticated air is also known as?
nitrogen
| also known as *mephitic air*, *azote*
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barium is mined from which ore?
baryte (barium sulfate)
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phosphorus is also known as?
St. Elmo's fire; bringer of light
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in Grignard rgt.'s *RMgX*, what does R and X stand for?
R = straight chain (carbon), X = halogen
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aluminum is identified by what?
Thenard's blue (cobalt meta-aluminate) and Tri-ammonium aurintricarboxylic acid (aluminon)
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he is the father of chemotherapy
Paul Ehrlich
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barium poisoning is called? described as?
baritosis; hoarseness of voice
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the first radionuclide used in medicine
radium
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aka *lazy*, *idle*
argon
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the principal cation intracellularly
potassium
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how many number of Periods does the PTE have?
7
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aka *green twig*
thallium
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syphilis' first line of defense would be?
penicillin
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minor cation intracellularly
magnesium
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what are the two states of bipolar disorder
manic and depressed state
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is a *fat soluble* vitamin; antioxidant
selenium
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third most abundant element in the earth's crust
aluminum
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what does the T.O.M.B. in quadruple therapy stand for?
Tetracycline, Omeprazole, Metronidazole (vs. Placidity), and Bismuth subsalicylate
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the lightest of all structurally important metal is produced via what process? what metal is being described?
Dow process; magnesium
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Mendeleev arranged his periodic table according to?
increasing atomic weight
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present in chlorophyll; plant pigment studies
magnesium
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lead is commonly used in?
crayons and earthenware
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enumerate the elements that achieved the octet rule
helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon
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bismuth poisoning manifests? and what serves as an antidote to it?
blue-black gums, dark stools; BAL/Dimercaprol
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group VIA is known to be the?
oxygen group (chalcogens)
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the principal cation extracellularly
sodium
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this is a radioactive halogen; most metallic of all halogens
astatine
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the most metallic of all elements
francium
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this is a hormone that regulates sodium
aldosterone
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aka *shulbari*
sulfur
| enemy of copper, brimstone, azufre
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this is used against helminths; is anthelminthic
antimony
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also known as the *lewisite metal*
arsenic
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the only metal with more than 100°C boiling point
lithium
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most abundant metalloid in the earth's crust
silicon
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what elements are under the alkaline earth metals?
beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium
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arsenic is the metal of choice by professional poisoners due to its?
protoplasmic poison
| attacks the nucleus and cytoplasm
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*↓K * leads to what illness?
hypokalemia
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lead is mined from which ore?
galena
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goiter and hyperthyroidism is deficiency of what element?
iodine
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the most toxic metal
beryllium
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the foremost abundant metal in the earth's crust is produced in two ways, namely:
Alcoa Chlorine process and Hall-Heroult process
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the PTE stands for?
Periodic Table of Elements
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what are the allotropes of oxygen?
nascent, atmospheric/molecular, and ozone
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it's a natural calcium channel blocker
magnesium
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lead poisoning is called? diagnosed with?
plumbism; wrist/foot drop
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what was Mendeleev's given name to gallium?
eka-aluminum
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group 1A is known to be the?
alkali metals
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this is placed in black containers
nitrogen
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this is known as the *king of all elements*
carbon
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what is/are the toxic forms of phosphorus? and what is/are non-toxic?
toxic: black and yellow; non-toxic: red
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the most metallic of all naturally occurring element
cesium
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Turnbull's blue is also known as?
ferrous ferricyanide
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if a pregnant woman was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, what medication should she take?
propylthiourcacil
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this promotes tissue growth; used against burns
aluminum
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the halogens consists of what elements?
fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine
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toxicities of iodine
iodism and hyperthyroidism
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this is the most abundant element in the universe
hydrogen
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the first element to be discovered via spectroscopy
cesium
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magnesium is detected by?
Magneson reagent; para nitrobenzene azo resorcinol
| blue-lake color
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produced from the radioactive decay of radium
radon
| aka *niton*
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minor cation extracellulary
calcium
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this is also known as *beautiful meadow*
bismuth
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what elements are under the alkali metals?
hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium
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Prussian blue/Berlin blue is an antidote for?
alopecia; green tongue
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the absorption of calcium in the body in enhanced by?
vitamin D
105
aka priestly, empyreal air, scheele, acid-former, lavoisier, and YNE
oxygen
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barium is heavy due to?
high atomic number and high atomic weight
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how many number of families does the PTE have?
18
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group VIIA is known to be the?
halogens (salt formers)
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what elements are under the crystallogens?
carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, and lead
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aluminum poisoning is known as? and what serves as an antidote to it?
Shaver's disease (similar manifestations to Alzheimer's disease); Deferoxamine
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group VA is known to be the?
nitrogen group (pnictogens)
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aka *stranger*, *foreigner*
xenon
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when does radium become radon?
when it undergoes radioactive decay
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used as an inhalational anesthetic
krypton
| aka *hidden*, *concealed*
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Prussian blue/Berlin blue is also known as?
ferric ferrocyanide (used against cesium toxicity)
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this is placed inside brown containers
helium
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this element is used against bipolar disorders
lithium
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what are the manifestations of people getting hypokalemia?
muscle weakens, paralysis
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group IVA is known to be the?
carbon group (crystallogens)
120
epsom salt or bitter salt is also known as?
magnesium sulfate
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**↑Li = ↓Na** leads to what illness?
hyponatremia
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aluminum is what kind of element? defined to be an element that can act as an acid or base
amphoteric (element)
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this is the toxic form of oxygen (O1)
nascent oxygen
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what elements makes up the pnictogens?
nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth
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aka *new*, used in advertisements
neon
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what are the other given names for arsenic?
arsephamine, magic bullet, salvarsan, compound 606
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this acute disease is endemic in Mindoro
schistosomiasis
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hyperthyroidism can be medicated by?
levothyroxine, propylthiouracil, and carbimazole/methimazole
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what harmful effects do carbimazole/methimazole present?
teratogenic, fetal mal abnormalities
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group IIA is known to be the?
alkaline earth metals
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this is known as the dephlogisticated air
oxygen
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magnesium is a component of?
Grignard reagent
