Chemistry Basics

Question 1

What is a proton (3)?

Answer 1

1. In the nucleus
2. Positive charge
3. 1 atomic mass unit

Question 2

What is a nutron? (3)

Answer 2

1. In the nucleus
2. No charge
3. 1 atomic mass unit

Question 3

What is an electron? (3)

Answer 3

1. In shells
2. Negative charge
3. No mass

Question 4

What is an element?

Answer 4

Substance made up of 1 type of atom

Question 5

What is a compound?

Answer 5

2 or more different elements chemically bonded together

Question 6

What are groups 7 and 8 called on the periodic table?

Answer 6

Nobel Gases

Question 7

What is group 1 besides hydrogen called on the periodic table?

Answer 7

Alkali Metals

Question 8

What are elements 21 to 30, 39 to 48, 57-80 and 89 to 112 called?

Answer 8

Transition Metals

Question 9

What are elements 1-2, 5-10, 14-18, 33-36, 52-54, 85-86 and 118 called?

Answer 9

Non-Metals

Question 10

What is group 7 called?

Answer 10

Halogens

Question 11

Why is tennessine not a halogen?

Answer 11

It is radioactive

Question 12

What happens as you go down the periodic table?

Answer 12

The elements become more reactive and the number of electron shells increase

Question 13

What is the period?

Answer 13

Amount of shells

Question 14

How do you calculate the atomic mass?

Answer 14

protons + nutrons = atomic mass

Question 15

what is the amount of protons equal to?

Answer 15

amount of electrons

Question 16

what is in the nucleus?

Answer 16

proton and neutron

Question 17

what is on the shells?

Answer 17

electrons

Question 18

how to you figure out an elements group?

Answer 18

the number of electrons in its last shell

Question 19

What does lustrous mean?

Answer 19

Shiny

Question 20

What does malleable mean?

Answer 20

able to be pressed into a new shape and hold that shape

Question 21

what does brittle mean?

Answer 21

hard but able to break easily

Question 22

what does ductile mean?

Answer 22

able to be made into wire