Chemistry yr10 Flashcards
Ions
Atoms that have lost or gained electrons therefore have electric charge
Cations
Positively charged ions
Anions
Negatively charged ions
Ionic Compound
When atoms come in contact with each other and lose or gain electrons, between metals and non-metals
Ionic bond
Oppositely charged ions attract each other and form a compound
Ionic Compound Properties
Made up of positive and negative ions
solids at room temp
very high melting points because electrostatic force of attraction is very high
Dissolve in water into aqueous solutions
aqueous solutions usually conduct electricity
First ten elements discovered
Carbon, sulfur, iron, copper, zinc, silver, tin, gold, mercury, and lead
First person to arrange elements in numerical order
John Newlands
Person who arranged elements into rows and columns
Mendeleev
Periodic law
observation that physical and chemical properties of the elements recur at regular intervals when in correct arrangement
Mendeleev’s achievements
found way to arrange elements into rows and columns
Called rows periods and columns groups
predicted Germanium 15 years before discovery
Symbols
form of shorthand for writing names of elements
Atom number
number of proton in an atom
Mass number
sum of protons and neutrons in atom
Weighted mean
average weight of atom