Elements Log Book: The Forty Common Elements

							                                   Element Information Sheet
                   (Extra copies of this sheet can be printed from teacher website.)


1. Element Name:

2. Chemical Symbol:

3. Atomic Number:

4. Atomic Mass/Weight:
5. Periodic Table Family (use Ch. 12
   family names):
6. Periodic Table Group Number (use
   Ch. 12 group numbers)
7. Number of Valence Electrons:
8. Density (include units—be careful
   with gases!):
9. Metal/Nonmetal/Metalloid:
   (list here and color-code box)
10. Boiling /Condensing Point (°C):

11. Melting/Freezing Point (°C):
12. Solid/Liquid/Gas at 22°C:
    (list here and color-code box)                                                     C
13. Thermometer Sketch showing
    when element is S, L, or G

Physical Description of the Element:
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Three Properties of the Element: (List three common properties. Define any properties that we have
not already learned about.)

Property Description                                           Chemical or Physical?

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Two Uses for the Element: (Explain how the element is used to make something else. If used in
compound form, name the compound.)
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Miscellaneous Interesting Information:

Discovery:
                                20.
Who discovered the element?

                                21.
When did they discover it?


Naming of Element:
What is the origin (Greek,      22.
Latin, etc.) of the name and
what does it mean?
What is the origin of the       23.
element symbol and what
does it mean?

Source of Element:
                                24.
Where does the element occur
naturally?

If the element occurs as part   25.
of a compound, name the
compound and where it is
found.

Photograph and Model:
Print and attach a photo of the pure             Print or draw a Bohr model of the element
element here (no compounds or Bohr               here:
models):
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