Chapter 16 Flashcards
Chemistry
the study of matter, matter composition, the matter’s properties and how matter reacts with other matter
Matter
Anything that has mass and volume
Chemical symbols
short or abbreviated name of an element
Atom
smallest part of an element that retains the properties of the element
When was the first time the atom was seen
1981
How long was the existence of atoms known
for 2,000 years
How much bigger are Protons and neutrons than an electron
1800 times more mass
Quarks
Very small particles that compose protons and neutrons
The 6 types of quarks
up, charm, down, bottom, top, and strange
unit for the mass of an atom
atomic mass unit
Atomic Number
the number of protons an element has in its nucleus
Mass Number
the sum of protons and neutrons an element has in its nucleus
Isotopes
atoms of the same element but different mass numbers and is because of a difference in neutrons
Periodic
repeated pattern
Who made the periodic table and when
Dmitri Mendeleev in the 1800