C1.2.1 - Elements and Atoms Flashcards
Identifty the chemical symbol: H
Hydrogen
Identifty the chemical symbol: B
Boron
Identifty the chemical symbol: Si
Silicon
Identifty the chemical symbol: Ne
Neon
Identify the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
Mercury (Hg)
Identifty the chemical symbol: O
Oxygen
Identify the 3 magnetic metals
Iron
Nickel
Cobalt
Identifty the chemical symbol: Hg
Mercury
What is an element?
A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances (a type of atom)
Identifty the chemical symbol: Lithium
Li
Identifty the chemical symbol: P
Phosphorous
Identifty the chemical symbol: K
Potassium
Identifty the chemical symbol: Na
Sodium
Identifty the chemical symbol: N
Nitrogen
Identifty the chemical symbol: C
Carbon
Identifty the chemical symbol: S
Sulfur
Identifty the chemical symbol: Fe
Iron
Identifty the chemical symbol: Ca
Calcium
What is a compound?
2 or more atoms of different elements strongly bonded together.
Identifty the chemical symbol: Ar
Argon
What is an atom?
The smallest part of an element that can exist
Identifty the chemical symbol: Cl
Chlorine
Identifty the chemical symbol: Be
Beryllium
Identifty the chemical symbol: Au
Gold
Identifty the chemical symbol: Ag
Silver
Why do some chemical symbols not contain the same letters as their element? e.g. Fe = iron
Because they are based on the elemtns latin name e.g.
Fe = Ferrum = Latin for Iron
Identifty the chemical symbol: Mg
Magnesium
Identifty the chemical symbol: F
Fluorine
What is a chemical symbol?
A one or two letter code for an element e.g. Mg = magnesium
Identifty the chemical symbol: Al
Aluminium
The periodic table is split into two regions called..
Metals
Non-metals
What are the rules for writing a chemical symbol?
Always start with a capital letter
If there are 2 letters, the seconds is lowercase.
Identifty the chemical symbol: He
Helium
