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Part 2 Drawing Conclusions about the Discovery of Elements
In the part of the assignment you will use the research of the student
in the class to draw conclusions about the discovery of the elements
The Database of the Elements which you have help create is organize in
different ways to help you pull out information. Below are links to
different ways to view the database
Type the following answers; due Monday
3/17
- Identify the elements that were discovered in
ancient times. In the data, they have been entered as the year =
"0" . Why were these elements discovered first?
- Make a histogram showing the Dates of Discovery of
the remaining elements. NOTE: Do not count the
same element's discovery more than once. You can use Graphical
Analysis. You need not include the ones discovered in ancient
times
- During the era when elements were being discovered
the US was not the center of science and technology in the world. What
parts of the world seem to be the centers of this type of science.
List the countries in order of importance
- Certain people discovered many elements. Find one
person who discovered many elements. Identify one such person; where did
they come from; what elements did they discover; how did they make their
discoveries (usually one person will use the same general method
to discover many elements)
- Summarize the most commonly used methods used to
separate elements from their compounds. Create a chart that groups
the elements by the method they were fist removed from their compounds
- Look over the dates and method for separation of
elements Comparing the dates of discovery and the general methods used
to isolate elements from compounds. Explain which methods appeared
first, second etc.
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