atims and the periodic table haleigh miller Flashcards

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Proton

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A subatomic particles that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom.

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Nucleus

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An atoms central region which is made up of protons and neutrons

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Neutron

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A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

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Electron

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A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

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Orbital

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A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons

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Valence electron

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An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties

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Periodic law

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The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic number a of the elements

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Period

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A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

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Group

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A vertical column of elements in the periodic

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Metal

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An element that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity well

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Nonmetal

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An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly

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Semiconductors

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An element or compound that conducts electric current better than an insulator but not as well as a conduct does

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Alkali metal

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On of the elements of group 1 of the periodic table

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Alkaline earth metals

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Make up the second column of elements from the left edge of the periodic table

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Transition metal

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One of the elements of groups 3-12 of the periodic table

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Halogen

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One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table

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Noble gas

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An unreactive element of groups 18 of the periodic table

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Ion

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An atom or group of atoms that has lost or gained one or more electron and has a negative or positive charge.

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Atomic number

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The number of protons and electrons in an atom

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Mass number

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The sum of neutrons and protons in the nucleus in the atom

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Isotope

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An atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons

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Atomic mass

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A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule; It is exactly one twelfth of the mass of a carbon atom with mass number 12

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Average atomic mass

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The weighted average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element

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Mole

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The si base unit used to measure the amount of a substance whose number of particles is the same as the number of atoms of carbon in 12g of carbon 12

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Avogradros constant

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The number of particles in 1 mol

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Molar mass

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The mass in grams of 1 mol of a substance

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Conversion factor

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A raid that is denied from the equality of two different units and that can be used to convert for one unit to another