Blog Update No. 4 (Matthew Heiser)

My element is Titanium. The symbol for Titanium is Ti. The atomic number is 22. It is called the “space age metal”, it hasdensity and is a strong, lustrous, and corrosion-resistant. Titanium is extremely strong and very light.

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Blog Update No. 4 (Hong Ngo)

My elemental buddy, Calcium,  has a nickname as ‘Ca’. His/her address on the periodic table is group 2 period 4. It has a atomic number of 20 and an atomic mass of 40.078.

Calcium is has a silvery white color. It is a soft alkaline earth metal. It’s melting is839.0 °C, boiling point is 1484°C. At room temperature, it’s a solid.

Calcium very important for human nutrition. It is needed to make bones and teeth strong. It is also very good for plants growth. Calcium can be found in milk, dairy products and even sunlight. Calcium compounds are used in making lime, bricks, cement, glass, paint, paper, sugar, glazes…etc

http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/calcium.htm

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Blog Update No. 4 (Mike Hanewich)

My element is Oxygen. The symbol for Oxygen on the periodic table is O. Oxygen is in group 16, period 2. At room temperature oxygen is a gas. The atomic number for oxygen is 8. Oxygen is a non-metal. Oxygen is important because it enables us to breathe.

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Blog Update 4

My element is Hydrogen. Hydrogen’s atomic letter is H. It’s atomic number is 1. Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature and it is a non-metal. Its atomic weight is 1.0079.

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Blog Update No. 4 (Amanda Ghalibaf)

My element is Iron. On the Periodic Table of Elements it is represented with the symbol Fe, and is in group 8 and period 4. Iron’s atomic number is 26, and its atomic mass is 55.845. It is classified as a Transition Metal. The boiling point of Iron is 2750 degrees Celsius, and its melting point is 1535 degrees Celsius. Iron is a solid at room temperature. It is smooth and highly magnetic. The density of Iron is 7.874 g/ cc.  Iron has a grayish, metallic color.

 

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    http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Fe.html#Physical

 

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/fe.html

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Blopg Update #4 Brandon Revelli

Potassium has the symbol K and is an alkali metal with the atomic number 19 and atomic mass 39.0983. Potassium found naturally as ionic salt most commonly in sea water. Potassium is the 2nd least dense metal, it is very soft and has a low melting point. It is so soft that it can be easily cut with a knife. Potassium is also found is orange juice, bananas and tomato paste among others.

https://i0.wp.com/renux.dmed.ed.ac.uk/EdREN/EdRenINFObits/dietimages/potassium.jpg

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Blog Update No.4 (Emily Barbato)

My element is Lead (Pb).  It’s atmoic number is 82 and it’s atomic mass is 207.2.  Physical Properties: color- gray/bluish gray; melting point- 600.65 K; boiling point- 2013 K; odor- none because it is a metal at room temperature it does not give an odor; hardness- 1.5; density- 11.4qm cm3.

 

http://www.e-goldprospecting.com/html/the_physical_properties_of_lea.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081206202750AABOuHU

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Blog Update No.4 (James Atchue)

My element is Plutonium. Its atomic number is 94 and atomic mass is 244. My elements melting point is 641 degrees Celsius and the boiling point is 3232 degrees Celsius. Plutonium is 16-20 Grams per cubic centimeter and its color is silver. My element is represented with the sign Pu.

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Blog Update No. 4 (Emily Callahan)

My element is krypton, which is a tasteless colorless noble gas that sometimes appears in the atmosphere in trace amounts, which is almost undetectable. Krypton is known for its brilliant orange and green colors, and is often used in energy saving light bulbs and is known for its florescent glow. Krypton is also used in some types of photographic flashes. Kypton isn’t known for being dangerous to inhale, but is not 100% discovered yet. 800px-KrTube

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