Saturday, January 8, 2011

It's Elementary my dear Watson

Elements

(this site will be under continual construction)







A Visual Periodic Table


A very complete resource for the Periodic Table from WebElements


Sodium and chlorine bonding ionically to form sodium chloride. Sodium loses its outer electron  to give it a noble gas electron configuration, and this electron enters the chlorine atom exothermically. The oppositely charged ions are then attracted to each other, and their bonding releases energy. The net transfer of energy is that energy leaves the atoms, so the reaction is able to take place.

An ionic bond (or electrovalent bond) is a type of chemical bond that can often form between metal and non-metal ions (or polyatomic ions such as ammonium) through electrostatic attraction. In short, it is a bond formed by the attraction between two oppositely charged ions.

The metal donates one or more electrons, forming a positively charged ion or cation with a stable electron configuration. These electrons then enter the non metal, causing it to form a negatively charged ion or anion which also has a stable electron configuration. The electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions causes them to come together and form a bond.


Remember Robin Hood? The Sheriff of Nottingham?


Here you find a video about every element on the periodic table, COOL!








Follow the amazing connection of THE ELEMENTS AND LIFE.

(thanks to an excerpt from Media Wiley http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/52/35273206/3527320652.pdf)


Yes, some of the connections seem quite complex, but while you are reading take note of the simplicity of whole numbers that literally bind life together -





... a seeming Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations from so few (27) essential elements...
(don't forget to check for your element)

Thank goodness you had Life Science last year... and now , 4...5...6... almost a little spooky!

The last paragraph is about you. No, seriously, it really is about you!


A simple Practice Quiz.... Chem For Kids

A different perhaps more challenging Quiz ... Proton Don

And now an advanced (7th) Grade Quiz ... Quia Quiz

So, what do you think?
How did you do?

Find anything out about your element?

50 comments:

  1. Is the atomic weight mean the same thing as atomic mass?

    brooke/blue

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  2. Good Question Brooke.... it is used often that way, unfortunately it is not always used correctly or scientifically..Where did you see it?

    Put two(2) in the bonus box

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  3. For the chemistry review video it say "not only the tendence of chemistry from the states of mater to the law of thermal dynamics usefull in scientific circles but are used in a wide range of automotive industries and also cooking" what does that mean -thanks jake yellow

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  4. Is the vocab test thursday or friday -jake yellow

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  5. You need to understand Chemistry, to understand all the other aspects they speak of i that introductory video. You can see Science at work in the Blog Video "Sweet Science"

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  6. Mr. V are we allow to use our field notebook, for the vocab quiz Friday?
    Allie Yellow

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  7. Just to clarify the test is tomorrow January 7 or January 14

    Paul
    Yellow

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  8. Hey Mr. V the periodic tables where very helpful and i got a lot of good information on my element from them. - Sam, blue

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  9. What exactly is the quiz on tomorrow?

    Jessica/green

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  10. MR. V

    For the element project theres a requirment stating Mineral Supplement, i have searched for this online but have not found anything for my element.

    Kevin, Blue

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  11. hello mr.v i have been absent. I will be at school tom and i was wondering that if the quiz will be an open notebook or not? I have something on my progress log for you to grade should i just have my parents sign it and attach the work to my progress log or have you grade it then turn it in??
    Sabrina/yellow

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  12. Mr. V,
    We were wondering if we could make 3 pamphlets for our presentation. Can we?
    -Kaitlyn and Allie Yellow

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  13. You can always attach for reassessment to you Progress log

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  14. Mineral supplement, hmmm?... What's your element?

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  15. The Quiz is the one you guys made up for yourselves.

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  16. Mr. V, I watched a video on potassium, and I thought it was very cool, and helpful on information on what happens when you mix it with sodium. I took the first quiz for kids and got all of them right. Then I took the second quiz, and I did a combination of levels on that game. I wasn't completely horrible at it, but I wasn't good either. I took the third quiz and got 12 out of 21. I think the last few I got wrong because of spelling errors, but I feel rather unintelligent at the moment. I failed a 7th grade quiz. I should be ashamed of myself. I am now going to research the rest of the things on this quiz so that I can recieve a Hundred percent on each of them.Other than that I found this blog relatively helpful. I have a few question though on the content of the slide thing. I will put them in my next post in a half an hour approximatly.

    Savanah Yellow

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  17. My first question: what is a electrochemical
    transfer of signals in the nervous system? I know it has something to do with what or how your body signals things to other systems in the body but it confuses me.
    My secend question: what is silenium?

    I really don't understand the rest of it either, other than the fact that DNA is made of 4 components.

    Savanah yellow

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  18. YOU shouldn't feel bad about not doing well on the 7th grade quiz... now you know what you need to learn...How cool is THAT!!

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  19. Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health but required only in small amounts. Selenium is incorporated into proteins to make tha are important antioxidant enzymes. The "selenoproteins" help prevent cellular damage that may contribute to the development of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

    Pretty important stuff!

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  20. would we be able to prestent our element for life poject, friday jake yellow

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  21. thank you for the quizes because now i know i ned to work on knowing which one are metal or non-metal elements and for the peridoic table videos i learned a little more about calcium like evn shells are made out of it so thanks again-jake yellow

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  22. Are you sure you want Friday? I was thinking most would want to go next week next Wednesday or so,

    It is your call though.

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  23. Glad the quizzes helped..

    How did you do?

    Put one (1) in the Bonus Box.

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  24. i got a c on the 7 grade advanced class and yes friday would be good so we dont have to work over the 3 day week end

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  25. zach lynch/ yellow
    I learned alot about my element using the blog becouse it showed me a better understanding about my element than other websites and I got a b on the science quiz

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  26. Thank you for the quizzes, i took the 7th grade advanced quiz and got a 71%. it helped me understand alot more.
    Erin; Blue

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  27. The Proton Don helped me a lot with my spelling and memorization of the elements.

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  28. Mr V, I had lost the rubric for our element project somehow and i need it for the rest of my project. Do you have a link of the rubric that i could use and print out for my element? Thanks. This would be a big help.



    Tyler/Green

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  29. Tyler, You can find a working Rubric in the "Elements for Life" Blog archive from December 15 2010. (You could copy and paste if need be.)

    It doesn't look quite like the handout because of different margin size but it should work for you.

    I hope this helps you.

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  30. Thanks, do I have to turn that into you?


    Tyler/Green

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  31. What is an RDA?



    Tyler/Green

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  32. I took the chem for kids quiz and got 8/10 correct, I played the proton don game and got 9/10 correct, and I took the 7th grade quiz and got a 76%

    Larry/yellow

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  33. WOW Larry, really? That' great! Put three (3) in the bonus box. You are rackin' 'em up!

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  34. If i bring you a copy of my pamplet tommarrow morning can you print me out copies for the class please. charles, green

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  35. Charles, If you drop one off, leave it with a note saying what you need, in the event I'm not there a TA will get to it for you.

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  36. ok thanks. Charles, green

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  37. Mr. V, jeremy and I would like to know if possible when our presentation on potassium will be because we made specific shirts for our presentation and we wan't to be sure to wear them.
    Thank you
    Savanah Yellow

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  38. thank you Mr. V!
    Savanah Yellow

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  39. What are the similarities of mass and weight?

    Lindsey - Green

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  40. One of the similarities is that people think they mean the same thing.

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  41. Sherlock
    If anyone needs help with the periodic table?
    If so read on. ( think about what we're studying in Mr. Nevins class 4.3 especially)

    Helium, Neon,Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, and Ununoctium They're the plantation owners(noble gases) and self-sufficient.
    Independent small farmers(Metals) aren't self sufficient and need help to be whole. Nonmetals are immigrants that aren't considered high in society, but are still regarded. Slaves(transitional) aren't considered fully human(closer to animals) so they don't fit in with anyone.
    Sherlock/yellow
    P.S. Hope this helps and I couldn't figure out who the Lanthanide and Actinide Series could be

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  42. Skills Activity page 161
    Remember, Bromine is in the same group as Fluorine - so it will form an ion with the same charge as fluoride. Pair up positive and negative ions in RATIOS that result in neutral ionic compounds: NaBr, Li2O, MgS, AlF3, KNO3, NH4Cl.
    (subscripts don't show in comments section)

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