16 questions
Which is the best description of an element?
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
A collection of atoms that have different abilities when joined together
A man-made mineral
A mixture of substances
In an element box, the number at top is the
atomic number
atomic name
atomic mass
atomic symbol
Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their
element name
element symbol
number of atoms
atomic number
The chemical symbol in this element box is
26
Fe
Iron
55.845
A substance that consists of 2 or more different elements is a
element
data table
symbol
compound
What is the difference between Co and CO?
CO is an element but Co is a compound
Nothing is different. They are the same thing.
CO is two elements and Co is only one element
Co is not a pure substance
Which one is a compound?
Ni
F
Re
NaCl
"Na" is the element's
Chemical Formula
Compound
Name
Chemical Symbol
One way to tell how many elements a compound has is to..
the the square root of the total number of lettersThis is a wrong answer the the square root of the total number of letters
count the capital letters
add up all the numbers
count the letters