chapter 3- atoms Flashcards
big picture of atoms: properties of any substance are related to _________?
its structure
______ known elements, ______ are naturally occuring
118, 98
Democritus
-400 BCE
-“if we cut something over and over we reach a point to which we can no longer divide it”
Antoine Lavoisier
-mid/late 18th century
-Cataloged many chemical reactions
-Law of conservation of mass
Law of conservation of mass
In chemical reactions, matter is neither created nor destroyed
John Dalton
-mid 18th-mid 19th century
- elements arr made of tiny, invisible particles called atoms
- the atoms of each element are unique
- atoms can join in whole-number ratios to form compounds
- atoms are unchanged in chemical reactions
X-ray crystallography helps scientists:
visualize the arrangement of atoms
Dimitri Mendeleev
-late 1860s
-periodic table of elements (60 at the time but predicted more)
periods vs groups
horizontal periods, vertical groups
Metals
- Lie to the left on the periodic table
-usually solids at room temp
-conduct heat and electricity
-easily molded
Nonmetals
- Located on the upper-right on the periodic table
-range in physical properties
-primary atomic building blocks for all plant and animal life
Metalloids
- Located between metals and non-metals
-stair step pattern
-semiconductors heat and electricity
-essential components of modern electronics
Group 1A: Alkali Metals
-soft metals
-react violently with water
Group 7A: Halogens
-diatomic molecules in elemental form
-form many different compounds
-bleach, teflon, fire retardants, antisepctics, and table salt include halogens in their compositions
Group 8A: Noble Gases
-generally, do not form compounds
-gases at room temprature