Atoms And Elements Flashcards

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What are elements?

A

The building block chemicals.

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What is everything made of?

A

Atoms

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2
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Groups of atoms are…

A

…molecules.

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What shows all of the elements?

A

The periodic table.

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The periodic table is split into…

A

…metals and non- metals.

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Two Elements that occur in the ground are…

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…gold and silver.

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Two elements that occur in rocks are…

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…copper and tin.

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Two elements discovered using electricity or heat…

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…Copper and tin and aluminium and sodium.

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All elements are represented by…

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…symbols.

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What are compounds?

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A chemical made from two or more elements joined together.

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Who made the first discovery about atoms?

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Circa 400 bc

Democritas

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When was Coulomb’s law invented?

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1780s.

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Who invented the atomic theory in 1803?

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John Dalton.

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13
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Who discovered the plum pudding atom model?

1896

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J.J Thomson.

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What did Ernest Rutherford discover and when?

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All of the mass of the atom is in a positively charged ball at the atoms centre. (1909)

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Who discovered the neutrally charged neutron?

A

Chadwick 1931

16
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Who invented the large hadron collider in 2013?

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Peter Higgs.

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Learn the metals song!!!!

A

“Metals are shiny, metals conduct,
Metals are sonorous and malleable and ductile,
And metals have, And metals have, And metals have…
Generally high melting and boiling points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

18
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H2S with a small two

A

Hydrogen sulfide.

19
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SO2 with a small two.

A

Sulfur dioxide.

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Boron symbol

A

B

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Antimony symbol

A

Sb

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Calcium symbol

A

Ca

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Mercury symbol

A

Hg

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Lead symbol

A

Pb

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Coal or carbon symbol

A

C

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Sodium symbol

A

Na

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Gold symbol

A

Au

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Xenon symbol

A

xe

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Iodine symbol

A

I

30
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When two elements are chemically joined together they become…

A

A compound

31
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Most elements are…

A

Metals

32
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Most non-metals have a ____ melting point.

A

Low

33
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How many atoms are in a Sulphur Dioxide molecule?

A

3

34
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Iron oxide is…

A

A compound of oxygen and iron.

35
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The smallest particle of a compound is a…

A

Molecule.

36
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The smallest particle of an element is an….

A

Atom.