The document discusses key information provided by an element's location on the periodic table. It explains that the periodic table columns called groups tell us an element's chemical and physical properties as well as the number of electrons in its outer shell. The document also states that an element's atomic number tells the number of protons and its atomic mass tells the number of protons and neutrons. It recommends an interactive website that covers all topics likely to be on a test of the periodic table.

1. Number of PROTONS

2. From an element’s location in the
periodic table, you can predict…
 It’s chemical and physical properties.

3. The columns are called___ and tell
us….
 GROUPS/FAMILIES tell us what characteristics to expect
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from other members of the group. Group I loves to explode
when it touches water. This reaction gets stronger the
further down the column you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSZ-3wScePM
The groups also tell us…. The number of electrons in the
outer shell.
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_pertable.html
Go to the site above… read
Go to the site below ….and play!
http://www.canaryzoo.com/Penalty%20Shootout%20Che
mistry/The%20Periodic%20Table1.html

4. Atomic number tells you….
Atomic mass tells you…..
 Atomic number= number or protons
 Atomic mass= # of Protons + average # of neutrons
 Here is a link that might help!
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/phy03_int_pt
able/

5. If I had to pick just one site to get
prepared for the test……
 This would be it!
http://www.learner.org/interactives/periodic/index.ht
ml
 It covers everything I can think of that will be on the
test.