BORON AND CARBON GROUPS

The Elements in This Group are:
Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, Carbon, Silicon, and Germanium!

THE PATTERNS WE NOTICED ARE:

• All Elements Are Solids Except The Bottom two in each group.
• All Elements in This Group Are Stable Again Exept the Bottom Two.
• The first three elements in the carbon group can be eaten in small amounts.
• The first three elements in the boron group conduct heat and electricity.

BORON

• Boron is metalloid
• Color- black
• Boron is found naturally on earth
• Boron is solid at room temperature
• Its name came from the arabic and Persian words for borax

ALUMINUM

• Aluminum is a metal
• Aluminum is a very abundant element
• Color- silver
• Its name came from the Latin word for alum, alumen
• Aluminum is solid at room temperature

GALLIUM

• Gallium is a metal
• Color- silvery blue
• Its name came from the Latin word for France, gallia
• Never found free in nature
• Gallium is solid at room temperature

CARBON

• Carbon is a non-metallic element
• Color- black(graphite)
• Its name came from the Latin word for charcoal, carbo
• Six most abundant element in the universe
• Carbon is solid at room temperature

SILICON

• Silicon is a semi-metal
• Color- silvery
• Its name came from the Latin word for flint, selex
• Silicon is solid at room temperature

GERMANIUM

• Germanium is a semi-metal
• Color- gray-white
• Its was named for the country of Germany
• Germanium is solid at room temperature

RESOURCE

• It's Elemental- http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/