Benchmark 4 Flashcards
Most penetrating type of radiation
Gamma
Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at high-speed
Beta
The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to break apart
Half-life
The process by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with larger masses
Fusion
Adams of the same element with a different number of neutrons
Isotope
Most reactive group of metals
Alkali metals
Elements that form salts by combining with metals
Halogens
React to perform bases, found in minerals
Alkaline earth metals
Form of multiple charges, used to make pigments
Transition metals
What do dot diagrams represent
Valence electrons
What kind of chemical bond is formed when an equal exchange or transfer of electrons occurs
Ionic
Hold Adams together in a compound
Chemical bond
A group of covalently bonded atoms that act together as one charged atom
Polyatomic ion
A chemical bond that occurs when Adams share electrons
Covalent
What is an insoluble compound that forms during a chemical reaction
Precipitate
When an element gains electrons
Reduction
When an element loses electron
Oxidation
The mass of the products must equal the mass of the reactants
Law of conservation of mass
NaCl
Sodium chloride
H2O
dihydrogen monoxide
Silicon tetroxide
SiO4
The chemical equation that has the same number of atoms of each element each side of the equation
Balanced
Each substance on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation
Reactant
The energy required to break the original bonds is less than the energy release the new bonds form
Exergonic reaction