Groups and Elements on the Periodic Table
Indium
"Scream" when bent, Canada produces majority
Symbol for Silver
Ag
Symbol for Aluminum
Al
Strontium
Alkali; doesn't occur as free element, ignites in air, silvery color then turns yellow
Magnesium
Alkali; grayish - white metal, 8th most abundant in earth's crust not in element form, burns with very bright light, important for plant and animal life
Calcium
Alkali; grey silvery metal, 5th most abundant in earth's crust, more than 3% of crust, reacts with water
Beryllium
Alkali; lead grey, high melting point, metal, compounds are toxic
Francium
Alkali; metallic color, result of disintegration of actinium, found in uranium minerals, can be made artificially by bombarding thorium with protons
Cesium (Caesium)
Alkali; silvery gold, soft, ductile, most electropositive & alkaline, reacts explosively with cold water, attacks glass
Rubidium
Alkali; silvery white, ignites spontaneously in air & reacts violently with water, forms amalgams with mercury
Lithium
Alkali; silvery white, lightest metal, least dense solid, used in batteries and medicine
Potassium
Alkali; silvery white, metal, 7th most abundant in Earth's crust, catches fire during reaction to water
Sodium
Alkali; silvery white, used in soap & table salt, metallic
Barium
Alkali; soft, silvery white when pure, reacts with water and alcohol, alkaline-earth metal, used in paints and glasses
Radium
Alkali; white when pure, blackens when exposed to air, decomposes in water
Symbol for Gold
Au
Symbol for Barium
Ba
Symbol for Beryllium
Be
Symbol for Bismuth
Bi
Symbol for Calcium
Ca
Symbol for Cadmium
Cd
Symbol for Cobalt
Co
Symbol for Chromium
Cr
Symbol for Cesium
Cs
Symbol for Copper
Cu
Symbol for Iron
Fe
Symbol for Francium
Fr
Symbol for Gallium
Ga
Symbol for Mercury
Hg
Symbol for Indium
In
Symbol for Iridium
Ir
Symbol for Potassium
K
Symbol for Lithium
Li
Bismuth
Medicines that treat indigestion, pearly look in makeup products, highest increase in electrical resistance when places in magnetic field
Lead
Melted in solder to fuse pieces of glass together, shields radiation, pipes
Gallium
Melts in hand, used in high temperature thermometers
Symbol for Magnesium
Mg
Tin
Mixed with steel in tin cans
Symbol for Manganese
Mn
Symbol for Molybdenum
Mo
Aluminum
Most abundant metal in Earth's crust, beverage cans & airplane bodies
Symbol for Sodium
Na
Symbol for Niobium
Nb
Symbol for Nickel
Ni
Symbol for Lead
Pb
Symbol for Palladium
Pd
Symbol for Platinum
Pt
Symbol for Radium
Ra
Symbol for Rubidium
Rb
Symbol for Scabdium
Sc
Symbol for Tin
Sn
Symbol for Strontium
Sr
Symbol for Titanium
Ti
Molybdenum
Transition; added to steel, silvery - white, hard
Chromium
Transition; affect growth, meat & whole grains, compounds toxic, red pigment in oil paints
Cobalt
Transition; create blue in paints, magnetic, required in small amounts, used in cancer treatment
Palladium
Transition; dental crowns, "white gold" jewelry, least dense & lowest melting point
Nickel
Transition; fair conductor of heat & electricity, high polish, used in stainless steel, nickel coin is 25% nickel
Gold
Transition; found in seawater, used in jewelry for strength
Copper
Transition; goof conductor of heat & electricity, used in electrical equipment & cookware
Zirconium
Transition; grayish - whit lustrous metal, divided metal ignites in air, solid much more difficult to ignite, in sun & meteorites
Vsnsdium
Transition; grayish silvery metal, soft, used as additive to improve steel, good corrosion resistance to alkalis, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and salt water
Iron
Transition; hemoglobin, found in sun, vital in plant & animal life, very reactive, magnetic
Tungsten
Transition; highest melting & boiling point, used as wire in light bulbs
Platinum
Transition; jewelry, pacemakers, replacement heart valves
Silver
Transition; jewelry, photographic films & papers, highest electrical thermal conductivity
Iridium
Transition; one of rarest elements, found in astroids & comets
Mercury
Transition; only metal that's liquid at room temperature, very poisonous, poor conductor of heat
Manganese
Transition; required for nervous system & thyroid gland, in nuts, grains, & green leafy vegetables, brittle
Niobuim
Transition; shiny, white, soft, bluish tinge when exposed to air at room temp for long time, oxidize in air at high temps, needs protective atmosphere when hot to minimize oxide production
Yttrium
Transition; silvery white, ignites in air, found in most rare-earth minerals, used as "phosphor" in t.v. screens
Scandium
Transition; silvery white, metal, turns into yellowish/pinkish color when exposed to air, reacts rapidly w/ many acids, much more abundant on sun & stars than on earth
Zinc
Transition; sunscreen & paints, essential in all plant & animal growth
Cadmium
Transition; used in nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries, soft, highly toxic
Titanium
Transition; white metal when pure, burns in air, only element that burns in nitrogen, used in fireworks, in meteorites and the sun
Symbol for Vanadium
V
Symbol for Tungsten
W
Symbol for Yttrium
Y
Symbol for Zinc
Zn
Symbol for Zirconium
Zr