Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive +
Smallest unit of matter that enters into chemical reactions.
Atom
What is the charge of a neutron
No charge.
What is the charge of a electron?
Negative -
The atomic number is equal to____
Protons
The atomic weight is equal to _____
Protons+neutrons+electrons
Isotopes of an element are atoms with different __________________
Numbers of neutrons
First shell____
Second shell ____
Third shell ____
- 2
- 8
- 8
What is the outermost shell called?
Valence
Which particle is found in the nucleus of an atom and has no electrical charge?
Neutron
2 particles found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in _____
Neutrons
The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom are _____
Equal
Give up electrons (positive)
Cation
Need electrons. (Negative)
Anion
When atoms combine by sharing or transferring valence electrons
Chemical bonds
Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. Example: H2O
Molecule
A molecule composed of more than one element.
Compound
Only the _______ of atoms interact, so they determine an atoms chemical behavior.
Electrons
3 principal types of chemical bonds.
- ionic bonds.
- covalent bonds.
- hydrogen bonds.