Due Date: Elements must be chosen by The fourth week of classes and posted as a discussion board thread; Chemistry Element Project. In the discussion, or board Posting put your Name and the Element you selected in the Subject line. When you submit your element make sure that no one else has taken that element. I will only give credit to the first submission. The project is due at the closing of Unit #6th and must be submitted electronically.
Element Questions:
1) What is the name of your element?
2) What is the chemical symbol for your element?
3) What is the atomic number?
4) What is the atomic mass?
5) How many electrons does this element have?
6) How many protons does this element have?
7) How many neutrons does this element have?
8) What is the melting point of this element?
9) What is the boiling point of this element?
10) Is this element a solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature?
11) What is the density of this element?
12) Is this element a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?
13) List four properties that your element has.
14) Give the names and chemical formulas for 5 compounds in which this element exists.
15) How abundant are these elements in the earth’s crust, the ocean, and the atmosphere? You need to find at least one.
16) How was this element named? Include origin (Latin, Greek, etc.), word(s), and the meaning(s). Example: The origin of this element comes from the Greek words “oxus” meaning acid and “gennan” meaning generate.
17) Who discovered this element? When?
18) Name five uses for this element.
