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1. The Periodic Table of Elements is a list of all the chemical elements that occur in the
mass
_______________. It categorizes elements according to the properties of their
Atomic
__________, which are the smallest unit of an element.
number
Atoms
2. Atoms are made up of a _____________ composed of protons and neutrons and a Bond
number of electrons orbiting in shells or _____________. Chemical
Color
Different
3. It is the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an elements atoms that Electrons
determines its ______________. The configuration of the three particles is the only thing Giving up
that makes one element _______________ from another. Groups
Nucleus
Orbitals
4. The modern table organizes elements so it is easier to see how elements are Properties
_____________ to each other. The elements are listed by the _____________ Related
Sharing
___________,or the number of protons in the atoms nuclei. The table also lists the Symbol
elements _____________, name, and ___________ _________. Universe
Valence
Electrons
5. Each shell can hold only a certain number of _____________. The number of electrons
in an atoms outer shell plays an important role in that atoms properties determining what
other kinds of atoms it can ___________ with. Atoms bond together in molecules by
either ___________ ___ or ___________ electrons. ________________ describe the
number of electrons in the outer shell.
6. Because atoms with similar numbers of electrons in outer shells behave in similar
ways, you can also read the table in vertical rows called ____________. Elements in
groups have similar _____________ properties.
7. The periodic table is also organized by _____________ into different categories. These
categories are organized by properties of the elements.
8. Some periodic tables may show elements all the way up to number _________, but
any element over Uranium number ______ is too unstable to occur in nature and must be
made in a lab.