Module 7 Flashcards
The two types of charges are
Positive and negative
No overall charge is called
Neutral
Like charges
Repel one another
Opposite charges
Attract each other
All atoms have
An equal number of elections and protons
An atoms atomic number tells us
How many protons it contains
All atoms have an equal number of
Electrons and protons
Mass number is
The number of neutrons and protons in an atom
Colors of the rainbow in order:
Roy G Biv
All forms of matter
Try to stay at their lowest possible energy state, called the ground state
Valence electrons are
Electrons farthest away from the nucleus. In general the electrons with the highest energy level number
Atoms in the same column of the periodic chart have
The same number of valence electrons and thus a similar chemistry
Octet rule states that
Atoms strive to attain 8 valence electrons
Ionization is
The process by which an atom turns into an ion by gaining or losing electrons
Covalent bond is
a shared pair of valence electrons that holds atoms together in covalent compounds
