Mystery Elements Cards

Instructions: Print, cut apart on lines and shuffle. Use the numbers in the lower right corner of each card to find the “mystery” element name on the answer sheet.

Mystery Element Mystery Element  First element in the  Diatomic gas  One of two elements that make up water  79% of our atmosphere is this in gaseous form  Gaseous at room temperature  Liquid used in cryogenics and to make ice cream  Extremely flammable  One of two elements in  Oxidation state (charge) of +1  Integral part of amino Mystery Element Mystery Element  Often used to inflate balloons  Major component of air  Gaseous at room temperature  Waste product of photosynthesis  Temporarily changes one’s voice when a small  Human life would not exist without it amount is inhaled  Oxidation state (charge) of -2  Second lightest element  One of its states (isotopes) plays a major role  A in the protective layer around the Earth Mystery Element Mystery Element  Lightest metal element   Chemically very similar to sodium  Poisonous and corrosive gas  Used in batteries  Reacts explosively with hydrogen  Reacts easily with water  Most reactive and electronegative of all elements  Oxidation state (charge) of +1  Used in production of Teflon

Mixtures & Solutions: Lesson 2, Engineering and the Periodic Table Activity 1 — Mystery Elements Cards Mystery Element Mystery Element   Colorless inert gas  Contains four protons  Part of the noble gas family  Used as a hardening agent in metal alloys  Second lightest noble gas  Emeralds and aquamarines contain this element  Used to make attention-getting signs  Toxic  Contains 10 protons Mystery Element Mystery Element  Solid at room temperature   Brown or black non-metal  One of two elements present in salt  Acts as a Lewis-  Found in baking soda  Oxidation state (charge) of +3 (very electrophilic)  Necessary for life to exist  Used to make insulating fiberglass  Oxidation state (charge) of +1 Mystery Element Mystery Element  Contains six protons  Contains 16 protons  Diamond and graphite are composed of this  Yellow non-metal  Present in all organic compounds; the basis of life  Found in several amino acids; essential for life  Used in radioactive dating  Associated with a rotten egg smell  Makes steel when combined with  Part of a relatively strong acid used as an industrial raw material Mystery Element Mystery Element  Very abundant on Earth  Used to disinfect water and swimming pools  Alkaline earth metal  Diatomic gas  Used to make mild of magnesia and Epson salts  One of two elements found in common salt  Used to make metal alloys  Extremely poisonous  An important human nutrient found in nuts,  Halogen with a -1 oxidation state (charge) seeds and whole grains

Mixtures & Solutions: Lesson 2, Engineering and the Periodic Table Activity 2 — Mystery Elements Cards Mystery Element Mystery Element  Very resistant to oxidation  Contains 18 protons  Strong and lightweight metal  Colorless and odorless  Used to make automobiles and beverage cans  Commonly used in lighting  Was once considered a precious metal due to  Most common noble gas on Earth the rarity of the pure element  No confirmed chemical compounds contain  Oxidation state (charge) of +3 this element Mystery Element Mystery Element  Similar properties to carbon, but less reactive  Shares many characteristics with sodium  Contains 14 protons  Second lightest metal  Second most abundant element in Earth’s crust  Alkali metal that reacts violently with water  Quartz and sand contain this element  Found in high quantities in bananas  Used in semiconductor industry and a  A shortage of this element in the body leads major component of glass and cement to a fatal condition known as hypokalemia Mystery Element Mystery Element  Very reactive, solid, non-metal  Soft, gray alkaline earth metal  Oxidation state (charge) of -3 or +5  Essential for life  Found in all living cells  Human nutrient found in dairy products  Burns spontaneously in air  Fifth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust  Used to produce fertilizer and by cells  Oxidation state (charge) of +2 to transport energy Mystery Element Mystery Element  Transition metal  Comes from Latin word “ferrum”  Contains 21 protons  Essential to all organisms; used in the heme complex in humans  Used to make high-intensity lights  Most abundant element that makes up the Earth  Used to form metal alloys with aluminum  Most widely-used metal  Found in rare minerals in Scandinavia  Extracted from hematite and magnetite

Mixtures & Solutions: Lesson 2, Engineering and the Periodic Table Activity 3 — Mystery Elements Cards Mystery Element Mystery Element  Similar properties to  Contains 27 protons  Used to make very strong, light-weight metal alloys  Corrosive-resistant transition metal  Used to make medical implants, aircraft and boats  Oxidation state (charge) of +2 or +3  As strong as steel, but half the weight  Used in radiotherapy  Corrosion resistant  Comes from the German word “kobold,” which means evil spirit Mystery Element Mystery Element  Transition metal containing 23 protons  Used in coin making; and brass and iron plating  Used to make metal alloys, particularly steel  A US monetary coin shares its name with this element that contains it  Rare and ductile  Found in rechargeable batteries  Very toxic  Belongs to the iron  Only found bound to other elements  The Earth’s core is supposedly composed of this element and iron Mystery Element Mystery Element  Reacts immediately with oxygen, forming a  Used in the US one cent piece protective layer  Reddish-gold color  Steel gray color  Known as “chalkos” by the Greeks, “aes Cyprium”  Helps with sugar metabolism in humans by the Romans, and simplified to “cuprum”  Used in making metal alloys as well as in  Used by civilizations more than 10,000 years ago dyes and paints  Used to make brass/bronze metal alloys Mystery Element Mystery Element  Essential to steel production  Contains 30 protons  Contained in potassium permanganate,  Fourth most common metal used on Earth which is used in medicine  Necessary for life; found in animal proteins  Nutrient in all of life  Human deficiency leads to memory and sensory  Found primarily in pyrolusite loss as well as stunted brain development  Part of the iron group of elements  Oxidation state (charge) of +2

Mixtures & Solutions: Lesson 2, Engineering and the Periodic Table Activity 4 — Mystery Elements Cards