ch. 8- Atoms Flashcards

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Elements

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Matter that is composed of one type of atom

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2
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Scientific shorthand

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A letter or pair of letters called a chemical symbol

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3
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Compounds

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Form when two or more elements combine chemically

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Molecule

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Smallest unit of any compound

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Atom

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Smallest piece of matter that still has the properties of the element

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Nucleus

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Located in the center of the atom

-made of protons and neutrons

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Protons

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+1 charge

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8
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Neutrons

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Neutral charge/no charge

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9
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Electrons

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-1 charge

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Electron cloud

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Model showing electrons traveling in specific energy levels around a nucleus

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Valence electrons

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Electrons in outer shell

  • highest energy
  • involved in bonding
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Quarks

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Smaller particles that make up protons/ neutrons

-only 6 known to exist

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Atomic mass

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Protons + neutrons

-also called mass #

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Atomic #

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# of protons in an atom 
- every elements has a different atomic #
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15
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Isotopes

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Atoms of the same element that have different #’s of neutrons

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16
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Average Atomic Mass

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Average mass of all isotopes of that element

17
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First periodic table:

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  • made by Dmitri Mendeleev i the late 1800’s

- based on atomic mass

18
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Periodic table used today

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  • made by Henry G. J. Mosley in 1913

- arranged by atomic #

19
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Groups

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  • vertical columns of elements with similar properties
  • # 1-18
  • elements in same group have same # of VE
20
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Periods

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  • horizontal rows of elements that contain increasing #’s or protons/ electrons
  • numbered 1-7
  • each row ends when an outer energy level is filled
21
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Metals location

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-located to the left of the stairstep

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Metals properties

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  • react by losing VE
  • good conductors of heat/ electricity
  • solid at room temp. except mercury (Hg)
23
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Reactivity depends on what?

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  • how easily its atoms loses VE

- reactivity decreases from left to right

24
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What are the 3 metal types?

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Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and transition metals

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Alkali metals
- group 1 elements - most reactive - don’t occur alone naturally
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Alkaline earth metals
- group 2 elements - shiny, ductile, malleable - combine readily with other elements - still very reactive
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Transition metals
- group 3-12 elements | - most familiar metals because they occur naturally uncombined
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Inner transition metals
- lanthanides series with atomic #’s 57-71 | - actinide series with atomic #’s 89-103
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Nonmetals
- become stable when they gain or share enough electrons to have 8 VE - usually combine with metals by gaining electrons - can combine with other nonmetals and metalloids by sharing electrons
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Halogens
- group 17 elements - contain 7 VE - react easily with other elements
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Noble gases
- group 18 elements - exist as isolated atoms - are stable bc outer energy level is filled
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Metalloids location
-make up stairstep
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Metalloids properties
- have metallic and non-metallic properties | - a part of the mixed groups
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Hydrogen
-considered a nonmetal
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Mixed groups
Contain metals, nonmetals, and metalloids | -group 13-17