Elements And The Periodic Table 20 Flashcards

1
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Pb is an abbreviation for Latin word for lead

A

Plumbum

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2
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Horizontal row in periodic table called a

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Period

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3
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Vertical column in periodic table called a

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Group

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4
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Another word for group

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Family

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5
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The structure of the table is based off

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Mass

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6
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Groups have similar _ and _ properties

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Physical

Chemical

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7
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Each element on left has one more proton and one more electron than

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Element on right

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8
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Hydrogen has one electron, helium has two electrons, lithium has _ electrons

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3

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9
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Atomic number tells you the number of _

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Protons

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10
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If element is neutral, atomic number also tells you the number of

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Electrons

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11
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To find the the number of neutrons in element

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Subtract atomic number from mass number

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12
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When subtracting atomic number from mass number, you first have to

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Round average atomic mass to nearest whole number

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13
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_ are atoms of the same element

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Isotopes

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14
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Isotopes are

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Atoms of the same element

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15
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_ is an isotope of carbon

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Carbon-14

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16
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Isotopes always have the same number of protons with different

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Atomic mass

17
Q

More mass =

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Heavier atoms

18
Q

More neutrons =

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More mass

19
Q

Less neutrons means

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Less mass

20
Q

Less mass means

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Lighter atoms

21
Q

Example of an isotope

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Carbon-14

22
Q

Each isotope of an element is identified with

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A mass number of

23
Q

Mass number of isotope is the sum of (2)

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Atomic number (protons)

Neutrons

24
Q

Mass number = atomic number +

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Number of neutrons

25
Q

To write an isotope you must know (mn,an)

A

Mass number

Atomic number

26
Q

To write an isotope, you must know (es,c)

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Element symbol

Charge (if any)