Periodic Table Questions

Periodic Table Questions

Directions
1. Using the Periodic Table, answer the following questions.
2. Be sure to use complete sentences.

Questions
1. ________________ was named after Ernest Rutherford.
2. ________________ was named after Niles Bohr.
3. ________________ was named after Marie Curie, the scientist who worked on radioactivity.
4. ________________ was named after Einstein.
5. ________________ was named after Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite.
6. ________________ was named after Dmitry Mendeleev.
7. ________________ was named after Ernest Lawrence, who invented the cyclotron.
8. ________________, ________________ and _______________ were named for the planets.
9. ________________, ________________, ________________, and _______________ were named for four countries.
10. ________________ was named for a state.
11. ________________ was named for a city. (Hint: Itís in California!)
12. ________________ was named for a continent.

Homework: Look at the back cover of your textbook at the periodic table. List elements that you recognize and their uses. Example: Aluminum: Used for cans