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Acids & Bases: Atoms and Ions Flashcards

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1
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Where are metals found in the Periodic table?

A

Left hand side and the middle.

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2
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Where are non-metals found in the Periodic table?

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Right hand side

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3
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What are the three sub-atomic particles that make up an atom?

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Protons, neutrons and electrons

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4
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What do we call the outer electron shell around an atom?

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Valence shell

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5
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How many electrons can the first energy level/ shell hold?

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Two / 2

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6
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How many electrons can the second energy level/ shell hold?

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Eight / 8

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7
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How many electrons can the third energy level/ shell hold?

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Eight / 8

(rule holds @ Level 1, NCEA)

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8
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What is the charge of a Proton?

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Positive

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9
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What is the charge of an electron?

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Negative

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10
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What is the charge of a neutron?

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No charge / neural

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11
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An atom has 6 electrons; how many protons will it have?

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Six / 6

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12
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What does the mass number of an atom tell you?

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The number of protons and neutrons.

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13
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What does the atomic number tell you about an atom?

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The number of protons and electrons an atom has.

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14
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Looking at an Atomic symbol for X; what does the notation A tell you about X where A is the smaller number?

A

A is the atomic number of X

How many protons and electrons X has.

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15
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Looking at an Atomic symbol for X; what does the notation Z tell you about X where A is the smaller number?

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Z is the mass number of the atom

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Looking at an Atomic symbol for X; what will you discover by subtracting A from Z where A is the smaller number.

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The number of neutrons atom X has

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17
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In the notation below, what is X?

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The symbol for the element.

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18
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What do we call atoms which have the same number of protons but different mass numbers?

A

Isotopes

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19
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What are these C atoms an example of for Carbon?

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Isotopes

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20
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How are these Cl atoms different from each other?

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They have a different number of neutrons which we know because the mass number is different.

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21
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Use the number form to explain the electron arrangement of Aluminium

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2 , 8 , 3

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22
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The elements of the Periodic table as listed in order of increasing what?

A

Atomic number

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23
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When an atom gains or loses an electron/s it becomes a what?

A

Ion

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24
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What is the ionic formula for calcium chloride?

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CaCl2

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25
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When metal and non-metals ions combine the form an orderly structure. What is this arrangement called?

A

Crystal lattice

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26
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What is the chemical name of NaCl?

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Sodium chloride

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27
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What is the ratio of sodium ions, Na+, to chloride ions Cl- in NaCl?

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One to one or 1:1

28
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Fill in the gap.

An ion is a _______ particle formed when an atom loses or gains electron/s.

A

Charged

29
Q

Fill in the gap.

Ionic compounds are form when there is a _________ of electrons from a metal to a non-metal.

A

Transfer

30
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What happens to metal atoms for them to become ions?

A

They lose electrons

31
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What type of charge do metal ions carry?

A

Positive

32
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How do non-metals become ions?

A

They gain electrons

33
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What do we call the electrostatic attraction bond between oppositely charged ions?

A

Ionic

34
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Where is 99.9% of the mass of an atom found?

A

In the nucleus

35
Q

Fill in the gap.

The centre of an atom contains most of the ______ of an atom>

A

Mass

36
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What makes up most of the volume of an atom?

A

Empty space

37
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How many electrons does an atom of oxygen have?

A

Eight, 8

38
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What do we call the horizontal rows in the Periodic Table?

A

Periods

39
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What do we call the vertical columns in the Periodic table?

A

Groups

40
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When atoms are agganged as in the image what state is the substance in?

A

Solid

41
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When atoms are agganged as in the image what state is the substance in?

A

Liquid

42
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When atoms are agganged as in the image what state is the substance in?

A

Gas

43
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Using numbers what is the electron arrangement for S?

A

2 , 8 , 6

44
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What is the election arrangement for the ion O? Use numbers to show this.

A

2 , 8

45
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What word can we use to describe ions with full valance shells?

A

Stable

46
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What electron arrangement gives atoms/ions a stable structure?

A

A full valence shell

47
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What is the charge of a Flourine (F) ion?

A

F- or F-1

48
Q

The Calcium ion has what charge?

A

Ca+2

49
Q

What do we call a substance made up of only one type of atom?

A

An Element

50
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What do we call a substance made up of 2 or more types of atoms that are chemical bonded together?

A

A Compound

51
Q

What names can be used for the gases in Group 18 of the Periodic table?

A

Rare

Inert

Noble

52
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What additional name can be used for the metals in Group 1 of the Periodic table?

A

Alkali

53
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How many valence electrons are in elements in Group 2 of the Periodic Table?

A

2, two

54
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How many valence electrons are in elements in Group 13 of the Periodic Table?

A

3, three

55
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How many valence electrons are in elements in Group 17 of the Periodic Table?

A

7, seven

56
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What do we call the elements in Group 17?

A

Halogens

57
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What do we call elements with the same atomic number but different mass numbers?

A

Isotopes

58
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What word can be used to describe Neon (2,8), F-(2,8) and Na+(2,8)?

A

Isoelectronic

59
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What is the electron arrangement, as numbers, of the ion formed by Na?

A

2 , 8

60
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What is the electron arrangement, as numbers, of the ion formed by Cl?

A

2 , 8 , 8

61
Q

What is a collect name for particles found in the nucleus (p & n) of an atom?

A

Nucleons

62
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What is another name for electron configuration?

A

Arrangement

63
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What name do we give all positive ions?

A

Cations

64
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What name do we give all negitive ions?

A

Anions

65
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Why to atoms lose or gain electrons to become ions?

A

To become stable by creating a full valence shell.

66
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Which Groups contain the most reactive elements?

A

Group 1 and 17

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