Download Alien Periodic Table Activity

Alien Periodic Table Activity
Mrs. Martin spent the summer communicating with an alien a distant planet.
The planet is composed of the same elements as Earth. From the data sent,
she translated their periodic table into English, but the names of the elements
and their symbols were different. Since alien scientist doesn’t know the
names of our elements, he radioed the following data on the known properties
of the elements. Due to summer time constraints, Mrs. Martin was unable to obtain the
information on the transition or inner transition elements.
List of the element names and symbols from the alien planet.
 Andrew (An)
 Goldy (G)
 Quinn (Q)
 Avery (A)
 Hiram (Hi)
 Ralph (R)
 Bob (Bo)
 Jefferson (J)
 Sassy (Ss)
 Brett (Bt)
 Kandi (Ki)
 Ton (T)
 Chuck (Ch)
 Logan (L)
 Uma (Ua)
 Dennis (D)
 Malcolm (M)
 Victoria (V)
 Donald (Do)
 Nancy (Nc)
 Wilbur (Wi)
 Elroy (El)
 Oz (Oz)
 Xavier (X)
 Ernest (E)
 Piper (Pi)
 Ying (Yg)
 Foxxy (Fx)
 Prof (Pf)
 Zeb (Z)
1. The noble gases are Bob (Bo), Wilbur (Wi), Jefferson (J) and Logan (L). Bob (Bo) is
a noble gas but does not have 8 valence electrons. The outside energy level of Logan (L)
is its second energy level. Of these noble gases, Wilbur (Wi) has the greatest atomic
mass.
2. The alkali metals are Xavier (X), Brett (Bt), Chuck (Ch), and Quinn (Q). Of these
alkali metals, Chuck (Ch) has the lowest atomic mass. Quinn (Q) is in the same period
as Wilbur (Wi).
3. The halogens are Avery (A), Victoria (V), and Kandi (Ki). Victoria (V) is in the same
period as Quinn (Q) and Wilbur (Wi).
4. The metalloids are Ernest (E), Hiram (Hi), Ton (T) and Sassy (Ss). Sassy (Ss) is the
metalloid with the highest atomic mass. Ernest (E) is the metalloid with the lowest
atomic mass. Hiram (Hi) and Ton (T) are in group 14. Ton (T) has more protons than
Hiram (Hi). The element called Ying (Yg) is a metalloid by location but has properties
that suggest it is a light metal.
5. The most metallic element on the planet is called Xavier (X). The most chemically
active nonmetal on the planet is called Avery (A). The lightest element on the planet is
called Prof (Pf). The heaviest element on the planet is Elroy (El). It is highly reactive.
6. The chemical makeup of the alien planet’s oceans seems to be about the same as Earth’s
oceans. When seawater is distilled, the liquid that is boiled off and then condensed has
been shown to have molecules consisting of two atoms of Prof (Pf) and one atom of
Nancy (Nc). The solid left behind after the distillation consists mainly of a crystal made
up of the elements Brett (Bt) and Kandi (Ki).
7. The chemical called Dennis (D) has only 4 protons in its atom.
8. Foxxy (Fx) is a black crystal and has 4 electrons in its outermost energy level. Both
Ralph (R) and Donald (Do) have atoms with four energy levels. But Ralph (R) is less
metallic than Donald (Do).
9. Malcolm (M), Goldy (G) and Sassy (Ss) are all members of Group 15. Goldy (G) has
fewer total electrons than Malcolm (M).
10.Uma (Ua), Oz (Oz) and Nancy (Nc) all gain 2 electrons. Nancy (Nc) is diatomic. Oz
(Oz) has a lower atomic number than Uma (Ua).
11.The element Andrew (An) tends to lose 3 electrons. The elements Zeb (Z) and Piper
(Pi) both lose electrons. Piper (Pi) loses them from its fifth energy level, while Zeb (Z)
loses them form its third.