The Periodic Table of Elements (Leaving Cert Engineering): Flashcards
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What are elements?
What are elements?
Basic building blocks of everything around us
What is the periodic table?
What is the periodic table?
Complete map of all elements scientists have discovered
How many elements in the periodic table?
How many elements in the periodic table?
118 known elements
Iron's main engineering uses
Iron's main engineering uses
Shipbuilding and construction
Aluminium's key properties
Aluminium's key properties
Lightweight and corrosion-resistant
Chromium's properties
Chromium's properties
Adds strength and corrosion resistance
Tungsten's special property
Tungsten's special property
Can withstand extreme heat
Blue colour on periodic table indicates
Blue colour on periodic table indicates
Metals
Pink colour on periodic table indicates
Pink colour on periodic table indicates
Non-metals
What are periods in the periodic table?
What are periods in the periodic table?
Horizontal rows
What are groups in the periodic table?
What are groups in the periodic table?
Vertical columns
What is an atom?
What is an atom?
Tiniest piece an element can be broken down into
What does the nucleus contain?
What does the nucleus contain?
Protons and neutrons
What charge do protons have?
What charge do protons have?
Positive charge (+)
Electrons' charge and location
Electrons' charge and location
Negatively charged (-), orbit nucleus in energy levels