Study Guide – Chemistry Unit 1: The Periodic Table

The Periodic Table

Standards Tested:

 Classify elements as metals, semimetals, nonmetal, and halogens based on their location on the periodic
table.
 Classify elements as lanthanide, actinide, and transactinide based on their location on the periodic table.
 Understand that the transuranium elements are manmade.
 Classify elements as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and transition metals, based on their locations
on the periodic table.
 Solve problems using scientific notation and standard notation
 Understand how prefixes are used to modify SI measurements

Information about the periodic table regions:

http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/pertable/

http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/PhysicalScience/Periodic-table.html

Quizzes (Use your periodic table to answer the questions):

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit2ElementClasses.htm

http://www.softschools.com/quiz_time/chemistry/periodic_table/theme85.html

http://www.chem.lsu.edu/lucid/tutorials/periodic_table.html

http://chemistry.about.com/od/testsquizzes/l/blelementgroupquiz.htm

http://chemistry.about.com/od/testsquizzes/l/blperiodictablequiz.htm
 Study Guide – Chemistry Unit 1: The Periodic Table

Practice Problems – Conversions

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit0Metrics.htm

SI prefixes

Name 
Factor Name  Symbol Factor Symbol

1024 yotta Y 10-1 deci d

1021 zetta Z 10-2 centi c
1018 exa E 10-3 milli m
1015 peta P 10-6 micro µ
1012 tera T 10-9 nano n
109 giga G 10-12 pico p
106 mega M 10-15 femto f
103 kilo k 10-18 atto a
102 hecto h 10-21 zepto z
101 deka da 10-24 yocto y
 
Practice Problems – Scientific Notation

Read the lesson: http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/scinot.html

… then practice on the problem generator until you’re comfortable with scientific notation:
http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot6.htm

…try some multiplication problems: http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_div.htm

…and some division problems: http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_divb.htm

… and finally, try some word problems like those you’ll see on your test:
http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_divc.htm