Lab 5: Meet the Elements

October 7, 2008 Meet the Elements Julie Anne A., Day 1, Prd 4

Purpose: To be able to see different kinds of elements and observe their state, colour, crystallinity, if they conduct electricity and if they are magnetic.

Materials:

• different kinds of elements
  

Procedure:

1. Observe the elements and fill out the table.
   

Data and Observations:

1.

Name of the Element: ZINC
Symbol: Zn
Color: SILVERISH WHITISH
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? NO


2.















Name of the Element: COPPER
Symbol: Cu
Color: ORANGE
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? No

3.

















Name of the Element: LEAD
Symbol: Pb
Color: GREYISH BLACK
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? NO

4.


















Name of the Element: SULPHUR
Symbol: S
Color: YELLOW, CHARTREUSE
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO


5.

















Name of the Element: SILICON
Symbol: Si
Color: SILVER
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO

6.

















Name of the Element: NICKEL
Symbol: Ni
Color: SILVER
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? YES


7.

















Name of the Element: BISMUTH
Symbol: Bi
Color: METALLIC BROWN
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: YES
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? NO

8.

















Name of the Element: TIN
Symbol: Sn
Color: SILVER
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? NO

9.

















Name of the Element: CARBON
Symbol: C
Color: BLACK
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? NO


10.

















Name of the Element: IRON
Symbol: Fe
Color: SILVERY BLACK
State: SOLID
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? YES


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Name of Element: ALUMINUM
Symbol: Al
State: SOLID
Colour: SILVER
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity: YES
Magnetic? NO

--Air Containing Elements

12.

Name of the Element: HYDROGEN
Symbol: H
Color: NO COLOUR
State: GAS
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO

13.

Name of the Element: OXYGEN
Symbol: O
Color: NO COLOUR
State: GAS
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO

14.
Name of the Element: NITROGEN
Symbol: N
Color: NO COLOUR
State: GAS
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO

15.

Name of the Element: HELIUM
Symbol: He
Color: NO COLOUR
State: GAS
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? NO

16.
Name of the Element: ARGON
Symbol: Ar
Color: NO COLOUR
State: GAS
Crystallinity: NO
Conducts Electricity?: NO
Magnetic? No

--End of the Air Containing Elements--

17.

Name of the Element: SODIUM
Symbol: Na
Color: METALLIC SILVER
State: SOLID

Crystallinity: NO

Conducts Electricity?: YES
Magnetic? YES

Questions:

NONE

Conclusion:

Getting to know the elements was very fun. I learned that some elements didn't look like what I had expected them to look like. I also learned that the elements we were shown were odourless and they had different colours and textures Finally, I learned that each element had its own property.