Element For Sale
"Buy your own Lego of Life"
Project Directions
For this project, each student will create a real estate brochure of an element they are assigned. In the real estate business, these brochures are used to get the buyers attention for purchasing a home. Similarly, you will be asked to create a brochure of an element that informs the reader about your element. Your brochure must include picture of the element and/or uses for the element. You also must include the detailed information of your element in your brochure. A sample brochure is shown here.
Areas of Coverage
Who/Where/When/How
- Name of Element:
- Symbol of Element:
- Derivation of Name and/or Origin
- Discoverer of Element – if available
- Sources of the Element:
- Uses:
- Additional Notes about the element
Atomic Structure
- Shells of Element
- Electron Configuration
- Minimum oxidation Number
- Maximum oxidation Number
- Minimum Common Oxidation No.
- Maximum Common Oxidation No.
Appearance
- Structure:
- Color
- Hardness (if appropriate)
- Ductile / Malleable?
Graphics of Your Element
Characteristics
- State at Room Temp.
- Heat of Fusion
- Heat of Vaporization
- Atomic Weight
- Density
- Atomic Volume
- Ionization Potential
- Bonding Radius
- Atomic Radius
- Electronegativity
- Melting Point
- Boiling Point
- Specific Heat
- 1st Ionization Energy
- 2nd Ionization Energy
- 3rd Ionization Energy:
- Electron Affinity
Reactions
You need to find out if your element reacts with the following compounds
- Reaction w/ air ?
- Reaction with 6 M HCl
- Reaction with 15 M HNO3
- Reaction with 6 M NaOH