Chemistry Flashcards
Atomic Number
Chemical element is the number of protons in the nucleus.
Mass number
Chemical number is the number of protons plus neutrons .
Isotopes
Same atomic numbers but different mass numbers.
Protons
Positively charged
Neutrons
No charge
Electrons
Negative charged
Ions
Electrically charged particles
Positively charged ions are called
Cations
Negatively charged ions are called
Anions
Ba2+ is
Cation
S2- is
Anion
Metalloids
Have non metallic and metallic properties.
Name metalloids
B , Si , Ge , As , Sb , Te , Po
Monatomic ions
Are ions which contain only one atom
Polyatomic ions
Are ions that contain more then one atom.
What is Binary compound ?
Consists of 2 different elements.
What does amu stand for?
Atomic Mass Unit
How does metals react ?
By losing electrons and form cations
How does alkali metals react?
Lose one electron to form a monoatomic cation.
How does alkali earth metals react ?
Lose 2 electrons
How does transition metals react?
Form more than one cation
Do noble gases form ions ?
They don’t
What are 2 common polyatomic cations?
NH4+ ammonium ion and Hg22+ mercury ion