Lab writeup Periodic table
Corey 10/27/13
Periodic Table Lab Chemistry
Purpose: Finding the general properties of elements through tests and then being able to organize the metals, nonmetals, and semimetals on the periodic table. The purpose of this lab was achieved. As a class we were able to take the elements and then test them to find out their individual properties. We were then able to distinguish if the element was a metal or nonmetal based on the property’s we found. We then placed the elements on our own periodic table sorted by atomic order. One metal that I tested was magnesium. I observed that this element’s color was gray and that it was shiny. I also observed the element was malleable, conductive, and that it was a solid. One semimetal that was observed during this lab was silicon. The color of the element was grey and the phase was a solid. We observed that silicon was not conductive and that the element could be banded. One nonmetal that we observed during this lab was hydrogen. This element had no color and its phase state was a gas. The element was not conductive. With these results we can conclude that metals are mostly a solid phase and that they come in a more variety of colors. Metals are really good conductors of electricity and have a metallic luster. Metals also can be ductile, and malleable. We can also conclude that nonmetals can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Nonmetals are a poor conductor of electricity (good insulators) and have no metallic luster. Nonmetals are also not ductile or malleable. From this lab I have also concluded that semimetals have properties like metals and nonmetals, and some are good conductors. Depending on the elements physical properties they were placed at different locations
Periodic Table Lab Chemistry
Purpose: Finding the general properties of elements through tests and then being able to organize the metals, nonmetals, and semimetals on the periodic table. The purpose of this lab was achieved. As a class we were able to take the elements and then test them to find out their individual properties. We were then able to distinguish if the element was a metal or nonmetal based on the property’s we found. We then placed the elements on our own periodic table sorted by atomic order. One metal that I tested was magnesium. I observed that this element’s color was gray and that it was shiny. I also observed the element was malleable, conductive, and that it was a solid. One semimetal that was observed during this lab was silicon. The color of the element was grey and the phase was a solid. We observed that silicon was not conductive and that the element could be banded. One nonmetal that we observed during this lab was hydrogen. This element had no color and its phase state was a gas. The element was not conductive. With these results we can conclude that metals are mostly a solid phase and that they come in a more variety of colors. Metals are really good conductors of electricity and have a metallic luster. Metals also can be ductile, and malleable. We can also conclude that nonmetals can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Nonmetals are a poor conductor of electricity (good insulators) and have no metallic luster. Nonmetals are also not ductile or malleable. From this lab I have also concluded that semimetals have properties like metals and nonmetals, and some are good conductors. Depending on the elements physical properties they were placed at different locations