Abundance of the chemical elements

Atoms: They’re the smallest object that create the properties of an element. Comprised of the subatomic particles: electrons, protons and neutrons. For which the Nucleus contains the Protons and Neutrons, while electrons orbit around the nucleus. The atom is a fundamental piece of matter. Atoms are the building blocks of matter and matter builds up the Universe. A Valence Electron is an electron, which is a subatomic particle of an atom. Valence electrons are located in the outermost shell of…

The purpose of the whole lab is to use my knowledge of the periodic table to determine the identity and physical properties of each unknown element. To find the unknown elements we looked at the characteristics of the other elements and grouped the ones that were similar and belonged in the same column. By looking at the characteristics of the unknown elements if it seemed to belong in a group with others with a blank we assumed it belonged there. Mendeleev was a scientist who came up with the…

The purpose of this lab is to understand how the elements in similar groups are together because of similar properties the elements share. Like Mendeleev, we had made connections toward the creation of the periodic table. When finding the unknown elements we used other known elements as guides and looked for similar properties. Like the Periodic Table today, it is organized through similar properties of each element and categorized in groups. Dimitri Mendeleev was a chemist from Russia who lived…

pressures of gases. Dalton’s theory included that all matter is made of atoms. He said that atoms are indivisible and indestructible. He also theorized that atoms of an element are identical in properties and mass. Dalton stated that compounds are formed by combining two or more different types of atoms. Lastly, Dalton said that a chemical reaction is the rearrangement of atoms.…

metals that can be stretched into thin forms, such as wire (this characteristic is called "ductility"), and they can also hammered or pressed into a thin sheet (this characteristic is called "malleability"). Transition metals are the largest group of elements on the periodic table. Copper has a discrete kind of color; reddish-orange. The website also explains that copper has a melting point1:1357.77 [or 1084.62 °C (1984.32 °F)] K, a boiling point: 3200 [or 2927 °C (5301 °F)] K and a destiny of…

to drink because of the water’s bitter taste. However, the farmer noticed the water seemed to heal scratches and rashes. The words spread out. Eventually it was recognised to be magnesium sulphate, MgSO4. Until 1755, it recognized magnesium as an element by Davy” ( Marker Winter) You can find magnesium around you such as in ladders, laptops, televisions, cell phones, luggage, aircraft and missile components. Human cannot live without magnesium. “Magnesium is a material for people looking for…

5-CinthiaV-Selenium The name of my element is Selenium. The element symbol is “Se”. Selenium was discovered in Sweden by Jons Jacob Berzelius in 1817. Selenium is an origin for a greek word meaning moon. Selenium has four energy levels. In the first energy level, it has two electrons. The second energy level has eight electrons. The third energy level has 18 electrons. The fourth energy level has six valence electrons. Selenium has forty-five neutrons. Selenium has the…

Introduction: The periodic table is a table of the chemical elements in which the elements are arranged by order of a atomic number. The periodic table also has a special name for its vertical columns. Each column is called a group. The elements in each group have the same number of electrons in the outer orbital. Those outer electrons are also called valence electrons. They are the electrons involved in chemical bonds with other elements. Every element in…

I read the book A Tale of Seven Elements by Eric R. Scerri. This book was published on June 20 of 2013 by Oxford University Press, USA and it contains 270 pages. A Tale of Seven Elements is a non fiction chemistry book. Overall this book talks about how seven elements - protactinium, hafnium, rhenium, technetium, francium, astatine and promethium - were discovered. These elements are referred to him as infra-uranium elements. Each element has its own chapter with a description to how it was…

One of the earliest metals to be discovered, lead has a long history with mankind. It was first discovered around 7000 BC as a byproduct of silver smelting. Lead is metal known for its resistance against corrosion, malleability, and low melting point. Mined all across the world, lead was one of the most important metals in ancient times. Although lead was toxic, it was used widely, particularly in the Roman Empire. Through its uses and toxicity, lead affected the classical era in a drastic way.…