ELEMENT CODE
Each numbered exercise contains element clues that will help you fill in the blanks and learn the identity of the missing word. Use the symbol for the element in each blank space.
1.
a. Transition metal number
24
_____ _____ _____
b. A common solid
halogen
A baby's bed
c. Element at top of Group 13
2.
a. An active alkaline earth metal with 56
protons
_____ _____ _____
b. The alkali metal of period
3
A delicious yellow fruit
c. The metal element that makes up table salt
3.
a. The first of the alkali
metals
_____ _____ _____
b. The first element of Group
16
The king of the jungle
c. A period 2 nonmetal with 5 valence electrons
4.
a. Element with atomic number
31
_____ _____ _____
b. The last of the alkaline earth
metals
A place to park the car
c. Mendeleev predicted the existence of this metalloid
5.
a. The first element in the Actinide
Series
_____ _____ _____
b. Period 2 nonmetal with 6 valence
electrons
A squirrel's treat
c. The last of the noble gases
6.
a. A transition metal used in incandescent light
bulbs
_____ _____ _____ _____
b. Period 4, Group 15
element
Watch out for a nest of these!
c. The second element in Group 15
d. Period 3 element with 6 valence electrons