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Dekalb Reads Assignment: 3.3 B [of ABC]

Families of elements

TRANSITION METALS

Read pages 89-90 and answer the questions

DUE AT THE END OF PERIOD

  1. Where are the transition metals located?
  2. What is gold?
  3. How does gold differ from most other transition metals?
  4. What are the two cations gold can form?
  5. Why some transition metals can form even 4 cations?
  6. Write down some properties of metals.
  7. Name the shiniest metals.
  8. Name the metal often used for electrical wiring and plumbing.
  9. What is the use of Tungsten metal?
  10. Name the elements that play vital role in your body chemistry?
  11. Name the only liquid metal at room temperature.
  12. Why is mercury used in thermometers?
  13. Name the two synthetic elements.
  14. "Technetium and Promethium are radioactive". What does it mean?

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  15. What is the use of Technitium-99.
  16. Why are parts of the last two periods of the transition metals placed towards the bottom?
  17. What is the most useful isotope of Promethium? How many neutrons does it have?
  18. Write a use of Promethium.
  19. What is important about elements with atomic # greater than 92?

 
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