Chemical Changes Flashcards
Elements
Pure substance containing one type of atom
Elements can be seperated into
metals and non metals
Chemical Symbol
Abbreviation of an elements name
Compounds
are pure substances containing the one type of molecule.
molecules must contain atleast two different elements
Decomposition
Breaking a compund down into simpler substances
who devised the Periodic table
Mendeleev
Periodic table notes
an element position on the periodical table indicates its chemical properties
Group Numbers
Horizontal rows of an elements are called
periods
indicates the number of electron shells
eg:
period three has 3 electrons
electrons
negative charge
protons
positive charge
neutrons
neutral
knowledge of atom structure was gradually built from the contributions of many scientists over time
Dalton,Faraday,Thompson,Bohr,Chadwick
Atomic Number
number of protons
Mass Number
number of protons + number of neutrons
atoms always have
equal numbers of electrons and protons