Atoms, Elemants And Compounds + chemical equations Flashcards
What are atoms?
They are building blocks of all matter
What do atoms consist of?
A nucleus containing protons and neutrons surrounded by electrons
What do elements contain?
Contain a different type of atom
What is a compound?
Two or more different elements that are chemically combined
What is a mixture?
A mixture may be elements or compounds but they are not chemically combined
If a compound is formed from two elements then what is the ending?
ide
If there are three elements and one of them is oxygen what is the ending?
ate
What happens in a chemical reaction?
The atoms rearrange themselves
What are atoms not?
Created or destroyed
What does not change during a chemical reaction?
The mass does not change
What are broken in chemical reactions?
Bonds are broken
What are reformed in chemical reactions?
Bonds are reformed in chemical reactions
What will energy do in the surroundings?
Either be given out or taken in
What do chemical equations tell us?
What is reacting(the reactant)
What is being produced (the product)
Atoms consist of what?
Protons, neutrons, electrons
Protons have a charge of what?
Protons have a mass of what?
Positive charge
A mass of one
Neutrons have a charge of what?
Neutrons have a mass of what?
No charge
A mass of one
Electrons have a Charge of what?
Electrons have a mass of what?
A negative charge
Zero very small mass
Where is the proton found?
In the nucleus of an atom
Where is the neutron found
In the nucleus of an atom
Where is an electron found
Orbiting the nucleus
