Log 2 q3

Questions of the Week

1. Why do chemical symbols not match up with the chemical names? 

2. What is Group 1 called and what is important about its outer shell?

3. What is Group 3-12 called?

4. What are two rows at the bottom of the periodic table called? 

5. What is Group 17 called and what is important about its outer shell?

Scientist of the Week 

1. I was born on September 29, 1901. 

2. I was an Italian (later naturalized American) physicist and the creator of the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. 

3. I was one of very few physicists to excel in both theoretical physics and experimental physics.

4. I was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for my work on induced radioactivity by neutron bombardment and for the discovery of transuranium elements.

5. I made significant contributions to the development of statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and nuclear and particle physics.

Daily Questions

1. What is the difference between ductility and malleability?

2. What are the three similar physical properties of all alkali metals?

3. What do alkaline earth metals do in their natural state?

4. What percent of the human body is oxygen?

5. What are three common forms of carbon?