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59 Cards in this Set
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What is the structure of an atom?
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A nucleus surrounded by one or more electrons
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What kind of charge does a proton have?
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positive
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Where is a proton found?
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in the nucleus
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What charges do the Electrons have?
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negetive
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Where are the electrons found and what are they like?
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They are energetic and are moving in space around the nucleus.
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What charge does the neutron have?
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NO CHARGE
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WHERE are neutron found?
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move in space around the nucleus
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What is the neutrons job?
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do not play a role in chemical reactions but do figure into ATomic Mass
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The number of protons in an atom's nucleus is called its ____ ____.
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ATomic Number
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Atomic Mass can be measured how?
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Mass of the protons and neutrons
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The mass of atoms can be measured in everyday units because they are so small. True or False?
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False - They can't be measured
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What is the ATOMIC MASS UNIT called what and how large is it?
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it is called "amu". it is the mass of 1 PROTON or NEUTRON
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How many electrons equal 1 amu?
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about 200
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Those electrons farther away from the nucleus are called?
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VALENCE ELECTRONS
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What are valence electrons involved in?
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CHEMICAL BONDS
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A diagram with the elemental symbol surround by dots to represent the valence electrons are called?
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ELECTRON DOT DIAGRAM
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When an atom forms a chemical bond, the valence electrons does what?
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EITHER : increases to eight, or the electrons are given away
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When the ATOM ends up with 8 or zero electrons, it considered what?
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STABLE or less reactive
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Mendeleev's notice what pattern ?
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When elements were arranged in ORDER OF INCREASING ATOMIC MASS
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The Modern Periodic Table shows _____ ____ ___ BY properties of elements repeating in EACH PERIOD (row) of the table
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REGULAR REPEATED PATTERNS
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What three things are inside each element's square?
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1) element's atomic number
2) element's symbol 3) element's name and atomic mass |
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How is the periodic table organized?
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In Groups/columns (families)
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How is the group named?
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after the first element
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How are elements in a group alike?
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They have SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS OR PROPERTIES
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Location in the table helps predict what?
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ITS PROPERTIES
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What are the horizontal rows called that move left to right?
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PERIODS
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How many valence elctron does Group 1 have?
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1- it is expecially very active with group17
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How many valence electrons does group 2 have?
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2
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Group 13 has how many valence electrons?
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3
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Group 14 has how many valence electrons
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4
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Group 15 has how many valence4 electrons?
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5
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Group 16 has ____ valence electrons?
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6
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Group 17 has ___ valence electrons?
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7
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Group 18 has how many valence electrons and what are the characteristics ?
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8 valence electrons
The are very stable and unreactive, |
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Which group does not give up or share valence electrons?
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NOBLE GASES
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An atom or a group of atoms that has become electrically charged by gaining or losing electrons is what?
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ION
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_____ OCCURS when an atom gains or loses electrons?
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TRANSFER
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When the atoms _____ electrons it becomes positively charged?
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LOSES
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When an atom gains electrons, it becomes ________?
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negetively charged, negetive ion
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How do you form an ionic bond?
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when electrons are transfered
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When an ion is made up of more than one atom that react as one, it is called what?
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Polyatomic ion
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How do you name a Ionic Compound
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The positive ion comes first then the negative ion
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Ionic compounds are what shape?
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crystal shaped.
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What is the melting point?
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HIGH
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When ionic compounds are ____ or _______ , the ions separate and allOW IONS to flow freely and they can conduct electricity.
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DISSOLVED OR MELTED
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COVALENT BONDS ARE WHAT?
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a chemical bond formed when two atoms SHARE electrons.
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Covalent bonds form between ___ ____?
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non-metals
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When two pairs of electrons are shared between atoms, it is called what?
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Double bond
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What consists of molecules having covalently bonded atoms?
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MOLECULAR COMPOUND
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MOLECULOR COMPOUNDS ARE ____ CONDUCTORS OF ELECTRICITY.
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poor. They are weaker than ionic bonds
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A covalent bond in which electrons are shared UNEQUALLY is ?
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POLAR
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When electrons are shared equally what is it.
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NONPOLAR
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When molecules contain only NONPOLAR BONDS, it is what?
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nonpolar molecules
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When molecules contains POLAR BONDS it is called ?
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POLAR MOLECULES
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Different properties in polar and nonpolar compounds are because of ?
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differences in attractions between molecules
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Bonding in Mineral Crystals is different than Ionic Crystals. why?
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Minerals are naturally occuring solids.
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What determines the properties of mineral crystals and what are some properties?
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The arrangement of particles in amineral the kind of bond holding them together determines the properties.
Properties are: Crystal Shape Hardness the way the crstal breaks apart |
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What is an ionic crystal like?
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1. Oppositely charged
2. organized and 3 dimensional 3. smaller pieces are same shape as the bigger pieces. 4. When pieces break, they break along the face. |
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Covalent is _____ strong than ionic bonds and won't dissove in _____.
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much
water |