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o What is the name and symbol of your element?
o Where does the name of the element come from? How was it named?
o Where is the element found/how isolated?
o Why is the element important?
o What are some common uses of/for the element?
o Are there important isotopes of the element?
Structure/Periodic Table Information
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o What is the element’s atomic number?
o What is the element’s average atomic mass?
o In what period is the element found?
o Name the group number and family to which your element belongs.
Physical and Chemical Properties
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Physical Properties (5)
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• Color? Odor? Density? State of Matter at Room Temperature? Texture? Melting and Boiling Points?, etc…
Chemical Properties (3)
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• How reactive is your element? (Will it combine with other elements/compounds?)
• What types of substances does your element react with, and what substances are produced during the reaction?
• What other elements are chemically similar to your element?
Unique and Interesting FACTS and or Media
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➢ Is there anything else you think your readers should know about the element? Interesting facts or information not previously mentioned
Table of Contents
Element Research Template
Element Name Goes HERE
General Information/History
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o What is the name and symbol of your element?o Where does the name of the element come from? How was it named?
o Where is the element found/how isolated?
o Why is the element important?
o What are some common uses of/for the element?
o Are there important isotopes of the element?
Structure/Periodic Table Information
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o What is the element’s atomic number?o What is the element’s average atomic mass?
o In what period is the element found?
o Name the group number and family to which your element belongs.
Physical and Chemical Properties
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• Color? Odor? Density? State of Matter at Room Temperature? Texture? Melting and Boiling Points?, etc…Chemical Properties (3)
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• How reactive is your element? (Will it combine with other elements/compounds?)• What types of substances does your element react with, and what substances are produced during the reaction?
• What other elements are chemically similar to your element?
Unique and Interesting FACTS and or Media
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