ChChapter 3: Structure of an Atom Flashcards

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What is an Atom?

A

An unbreakable particle

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2
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Who discovered the Law of Conservation of Mass?

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Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794)

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3
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What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

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When a chemical reaction occurs matter is not created or destroyed, purely added together.

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What are the Foundational Ideas of Atomic Theory?

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(a) all matter is comprised of atoms, (b) elements have properties unique to them
(c) chemical reactions causes a combination of elements

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5
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Who created the first periodic table?

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Mendeleev

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6
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What is the Periodic Table?

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A table organizing all discovered elements

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What is Periodic Law?

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When elements are placed in order by their atomic number, properties will repeat periodically

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What is a period?

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Rows on a periodic table housing elements with a similar energy level

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What is a group?

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Columns on the periodic table with similar reactivity

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10
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Where are metals located on the periodic table?

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To the left of the periodic table

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What are qualities of metals?

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They are mostly solid, lusterous, conductive, and malleable

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Where are Non-Metals found on the periodic table?

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On the upper-right side of the periodic table, including hydrogen.

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What are qualities of non-metals?

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They are less dense, dull, insulators, and are easy to shatter

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Where are metal-loids found on the periodic table?

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Between metals and non-metals

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What are the qualities of metalloids?

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Uncommon, can be shiny and brittle

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16
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What is found within Group 1A on the periodic table?

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Alkali Metals

17
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What are the qualities of Alkali Metals?

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They are easy to cut, and violently react to water

18
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What is found in Group 2A on the periodic table?

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Alkaline Earth Metals

19
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What are the qualities of Alkaline Earth Metals?

A

They are found in Minerals, are less reactive than G1A, and burn brightly.

20
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What is found in Group 7A on the periodic table.

A

Halogens

21
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What are the qualities of Halogens?

A

Produce colored vapors, bond to themselves, and form many compounds

22
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What is found in Group 8A on the periodic table?

A

Nobel Gases

23
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What are the qualities of Noble Gases?

A

Clear gases at room temperature, seen by passing electricity through them, and are stable.

24
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What is a subatomic particle?

A

What makes up an atom?

25
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How were subatomic particles found?

A

Cathode Ray Experiment

26
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What is an electron?

A

A particle with a negative charge

27
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What was the Gold Foil Experiment?

A

An experiment that tested the structure of matter by hitting a thin piece of gold foil with an alpha particle source.

28
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What was the conclusion of the Gold Foil Experiment?

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It was found that particles would deflect; rutherford viewed the cause coming from the nucleus.

29
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What charge does a proton have?

A

Positive charge

30
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What charge does a neutron have?

A

Neutral

31
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What is charge neutrality?

A

Neutral atoms must have equal amounts of protons and electrons

32
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What does a Atomic Number show?

A

How many protons an atom has; determines which element it is.

33
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What does the Mass Number show?

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How many protons and neutrons are in the nucleus

34
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What is an Isotope?

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A element with a different amount of neutrons, but the same protons / electrons.

35
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What are the three isotopes of Hydrogen?

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Protium, Deuterium, and Tritium

36
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What is Average Atomic Mass?

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A weighted average of different isotopes of an element