The element chosen is sodium, with the symbol Na.
1) Sodium is a metal.
2) It belongs to the alkali metal family, which is located in Group 1 of the periodic table.
3) The neutral atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons.
Use your periodic table of elements. Take any element from the first column, except for hydrogen and lithium, and answer the following questions:
What is the element's name and symbol?
Is it a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?
Which family does it belong to?
How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does its neutral atom have?
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