Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table

Question 1

What does the atomic number tell you?

Answer 1

How many protons there are

Question 2

What does the mass number tell you?

Answer 2

The total number of protons and neutrons in the atom

Question 3

What is an element?

Answer 3

A substance made up of atoms that all have the same number of protons in their nucleus

Question 4

What is an isotope?

Answer 4

Different forms of the same element which have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

Question 5

What is a compound?

Answer 5

When elements react atoms combine with other atoms

Question 6

What are the Group 1 elements?

Answer 6

Alkali Metals

Question 7

What are the Group 7 elements?

Answer 7

Halogens

Question 8

What are the Group 0 elements?

Answer 8

Noble Gases

Question 9

List the Group 1 properties

Answer 9

Increasing reactivity 
Lower melting and boiling points
Higher relative atomic mass
Soft
Low density

Question 10

List the Group 7 properties

Answer 10

Less reactive
Higher melting and boiling points
Higher relative atomic mass
Form ionic bonds with metals

Question 11

List the Group 0 properties

Answer 11

Boiling points increase as you move down the group
Colourless
Inert (not reactive)

Question 12

Which element groups are most likely to form ions?

Answer 12

1, 2, 6 and 7

Question 13

What are the two types of bonding?

Answer 13

Ionic

Covalent

Question 14

List the allotropes of carbon

Answer 14

Diamond
Graphite
Graphene 
Buckminsterfullerene 
(Nanotubes)

Question 15

What are the states of matter?

Answer 15

Solid
Liquid
Gas