Chemisty Flashcards
Electrons found in the outer most shell are called what ?
Valence electrons
What does an atom consist of ?
Protons, neutrons and electrons.
What is a proton ?
A proton is positively charged sun-atomic particle.
What is a Neutron ?
A neutron is a sub atomic particle with no charge.
What is a electron?
An electron is a negatively charged sub atomic particle.
What is the atomic mass ?
The atomic mass is the mass of an element.
What is the atomic number ?
The atomic number is how many protons, electrons and neutrons the element has.
What is the mass number?
The mass number is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom.
Where are metals located on the table ?
Throughout but mostly on the left side and the centre.
Where are are non-metals located on the table ?
The far right.
What are metalloids and where are they located on the table ? What is the one exception ?
Metalloids have the properties of both metals and non-metals. The are located on the staircase. Except Al(metal)
What are all of the families on the table ?
Alkali metals Earth metals Transition metals Rare earth metals Boron family Carbon family Nitrogen family Chalcogens Halogens Noble gasses
When drawing a Bohr model what do you do ?
You draw the element in the centre of a circle. You draw the 2 elections on another circle around the first circle. You then continue drawing as many dots that are needed to equal the atomic number.
How many electrons can the first shell hold ?
2
How many electrons can the following 2 shells hold ?
8.
What is the difference between a Lewis dot diagram and a Bohr model?
A Lewis dot diagram only has the valence electrons whereas the Bohr model has all of the electrons.
What is an isotope ?
Isotopes are atoms that have different numbers of neutrons. This changed the atomic mass but not the atomic number.
How can you find how many neutrons a element has ?
Take the mass number (rounded off atomic mass) and subtract the atomic number.
How can an atom become radioactive?
An atom can become radioactive if they have to many neutrons and the nucleus becomes unstable.
What does a radioactive Adam release?
Energy as radiation.
What does ionizing radiation include ?
X-rays, gamma radiation and neutron radiation.
True or false ?
The higher the atomic number the Less stable the atoms are?
True.
How many valence electrons does the noble gasses have ?
8.
When atoms lose or gain electrons they become what ?
Ions.
When atoms are ions they will bond together and form what ?
An ionic bond.
When an element gains electrons what charge does it have ?
Negatively charged.
When an element loses electrons what charge does it have ?
Positively charged.
When a element is negatively charged what is it ?
Anion.
When an element is positively charged what is it ?
Cation.
What is the charge of the alkali metals ?
+
What is the charge of the alkaline earth metals?
2+
What is the charge of the nitrogen family ?
3-
What is the charge of the the chalcogens ?
2-
What is the charge of the halogens ?
-
What does a binary ionic compound consist of?
A non-metal and and a metal.
What is a covalent bond made of ?
A non-metal and a non-metal.