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1
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How is a chemical symbol written?

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  1. consists of one or two letters
  2. always starts with a capital letter with any other letter in lower case
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How are groups numbered?

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1 to 7 then 0

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How are groups arranged?

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Metals are found left and non metals are found on the right.

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what do chemical formula represent?

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they are used to represent and element or compound on the elements they represent.

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What is a compound?

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a chemical union of two or more elements.

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what does a chemical formula of a compound show?

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  1. the symbols for each element in compound
  2. the number of atoms of each element
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7
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What is an ion?

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a charged particle formed when an atom or group of atoms lose/gains electrons.

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8
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What are ionic bonds?

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a bond from e between two atoms where an electron is transferred from an atom to another.

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9
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what is an ionic compound?

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atoms joined together by ionic bonds (usually contain one metal element)

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What are reactants?

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the substances that react together in a chemical reaction.

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What are products?

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when atoms or ions in reactions join back together in a different way.

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what is a balanced chemical equation?

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written using the symbols and formulae of reactant and products.

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13
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What is the state symbol of a solid

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(s)

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14
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What is the state symbol of liquid?

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(l)

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15
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What is the state symbol of gas?

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(g)

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What is the state symbol of an aqueous solution?

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(aq)

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17
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What is a hazard symbol?

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provides a warning

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18
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What does corrosive mean?

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able to damage metal, clothes and skin.

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19
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What are examples of corrosion?

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strong acids and alkalis

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what is a precaution?

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something that can reduce a risk

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what is a risk assessment?

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working out the likelihood of harm or damage

22
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What were daltons ideas?

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atoms cannot be broken down
atoms of same element are indentical

23
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What is a subatomic particle?

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Objects found in atoms.

24
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What is an example of subatomic particle?

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protons neutrons electrons

25
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What is the structure of an atom?

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has a central nucleus surrounded by electrons arranged in areas called shells

26
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What is a nuclei?

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plural of nucleus

27
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What is inside nuclei?

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subatomic particles

28
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What is mass?

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the amount of matter an object contains

29
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What is an electrical charge?

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an imbalance of electrons and protons in a material.

30
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How to find out the protons?

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atomic number

31
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how to find out the number of electrons?

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atomic numbers

32
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how to find out the number of neutrons?

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mass number - atomic numbers

33
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what are isotopes?

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atoms with the same number of proton and electrons but different neutrons.

34
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What is an isotope named after?

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is named after the element and the mass number of its atoms.

35
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What is a relative atomic masses?

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The mean relative mass of the atoms of the different isotopes in an element.

36
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What are mass numbers?

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always whole numbers

37
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What are relative atomic masses?

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often rounded to the whole number

38
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what are groups on a periodic table?

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vertical column in the periodic table containing elements with similar chemical properties.

39
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How do metals form positively charged ions

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lose electrons

40
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How do non-metals form negatively charged ions

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gain electrons

41
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What are positively charged ions called?

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cations

42
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What are negatively charged ions called?

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anions

43
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How do cations and anions form?

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when a metal reacts with a non metal

44
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What is a ionic lattice?

A

the original arrangement of ions

45
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What is the symbol for Relative formula mass?

A

Mr

46
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What is a metal?

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a good conductor of electricity and heat which forms basic oxides

47
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What are non-metals?

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a bad conductor of electricity and heat which forms acidic oxides

48
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What is density?

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a measure of compactness and the ratio of mass to volume

49
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What is a ductile material?

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capable of being draw into thin sheets or wires

50
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What is a brittle substance?

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easily broken

51
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what is a malleable substance?

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hard to break

52
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What is electrostatic force?

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a force of attraction between particles with opposite charges

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