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Periodic Table Challenge (student handout continued)
Bonus Round
Clue Symbol
1. Has 4 electrons in its outer shell and is what you study in organic chemistry.
2. The element for which the actinides were named.
3. This gas in the nitrogen family has the same amount of protons and neutrons and often bonds with itself.
4. This actinide is named after a famous scientist and is found near Californium.
5. This is a member of the boron family that has 3 electrons in its outer shell.
6. This element has 20 neutrons found in the alkali metals.
7. This element is a solid halogen and has an atomic mass of 126.904.
8. This gas makes up 21% of air.
Question: What do you find pigs doing on a snow day?
Answer:
5 2 1 8 3
1 8 8 8 6 7