D. Elements and Periodic Table Flashcards

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What is meant by an element?

A

A substance with only one type of atom.

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2
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Approximately how many elements are there?

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100

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3
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Where are all the naturally occuring elements made?

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In the stars

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4
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Where are elements listed?

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On the periodic table

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5
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Name 3 ways in which the periodic table can be split into categories

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  1. Metal and non-metals
  2. Solids, liquids and gases
  3. Naturrally occurring and man-made
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6
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Approx how many elements are naturally occurring?

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92

Numbers 1 to 92

Hydrogen to Uranium

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7
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Name the 2 liquid elements at room temperature

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Bromine

Mercury

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8
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How many elemnts are gases at roomp temperature?

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11

(Be able to name 2 of them at least)

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9
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What is meant by a “group” in the periodic table?

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10
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What is meant by a “period” in the periodic table?

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11
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What name is given to the group 1 metals?

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12
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What name is given to the group 7 elements?

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13
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What name is given to the group 8 elements?

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14
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Why are group 1 known as alkali metals?

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They produce an alkali when reacted with water

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15
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Why are group 1 metals stored under oil?

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To keep them from reacting with oxygen and /or water

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16
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Describe the reactivity trend of group 1 metals

17
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What’s the test for hydrogen?

18
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What’s the test for oxygen?

19
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What are some of the physical properties of the alkali metals?

20
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Which gas is produced when alkali metals react with water?

21
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What happens to stars near the end of their lives dependent on their size?

22
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What is the extra step that a massive star takes in its “death”

A

It becomes a supernova

23
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What is the name of the process by which elements are made in stars?

A

Nuclear Fusion

24
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What happens during Nuclear Fusion?

A

Nuclei of lighter elements “fuse” together to make heavier elements

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What conditions are need for Nuclear fusion to happen?
Enormour Pressure Very High Temperatures
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What are some properties and uses of copper
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What is a compound?
A substance made up of 2 elements
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What is "electrolysis"?
The breaking apart of a compound using electricity
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What kind of power supply is needed for electrolysis?
DC | (Direct Current)
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Whys do we use graphite electrodes?
1. Graphite conducts electricity 2. Graphite is unreactive
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At which electrode did the copper form when copper chloride was electrolysed?
The negative electrode
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What are the 3 particles in an atom?
Protons Neutrons Electrons
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What are the charges on each particle in an atom?
Protons +1 Electrons -1 Neutrons 0
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Which 2 particles have a mass of 1?
Protons and Neutrons
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Why are atoms neutrally charged?
They have equal numbers of protons and electrons
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What does the group number tell you?
The number of outer electrons