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