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Atom Flashcards

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Location where electrons are found

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Electron cloud

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It is the central part of an atom

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Nucleus

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The particles of atoms are made of what?

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Fermions and bosons

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What do you call fermions and bosons?

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Elementary particles

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4
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What are the two families of fermions?

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Quarks and leptons

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They are the fundamental forces (force carriers)

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Bosons

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Where does bosons come from?

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Big bang

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It causes mass.

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Higgs

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It causes the strong force

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Gluon

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It is an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter

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Quark

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10
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Quarks combine to form composit particles called what?

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Hadrons

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What are the six flavours of quarks?

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Up, down,charm, strange, top and bottom

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What is proton made up of?

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2 up + 1 down and held together by gluons = proton

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A neutron is made up of what?

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1 up + 2 downs = neutron

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It is an elementary, spin -1/2 particle that does not undergo strong interactions.

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Lepton

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15
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It governs nearly all of chemistry as it is found in atoms and is directly tied to all chemical properties.

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Electron

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How are electrons attracted to the protons in the nucleus?

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By the photon (electromagnetic force)

17
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The atomic number indicates what?

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Number of protons

18
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It tells us what element we are reffering to

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Number of protons

19
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It tells us about the element’s isotope

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Number of neutrons

20
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Elements that have similar number of protons and different number of neutrons.

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Isotope

21
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It tels us about the element’s charge

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Number of electrons

22
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It has the same number of protons and electrons.

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Neutrol atom

23
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Different number of protons and electrons is called what?

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Ion

24
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Positive charged ions

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Cations

25
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Negative charged ions

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Anions

26
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Where are electrons distributes?

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Orbitals

27
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He dismissed the idea of electrons oebiting the nucleus

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Schrödinger

28
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It is the distribution of electrons kf an atom in atomic orbitals

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Electron configuration

29
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It is a pure substance consisting two or more atoms

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Compound

30
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Involves transfer of electons between two or more atoms

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Ionic bond

31
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Involves the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms

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Covalent bond

32
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Metal lose electrons because they are ____________.

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Positive

33
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Is a anion a metal or nonmetal?

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Nonmetal

34
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What rule includes 8 electrons to make it stable?

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Octet rule

35
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Nonmetals gain electrons because they are _________.

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Negative

36
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Is cation a metal or a nonmetal?

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Metal

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