Mr.Roe's Quiz Flashcards
A strange mixture of science and magic is known as _________.
Alchemy
Alchemists thought that all matter is a mixture of-
Air, earth, fire, and water
The three main goals of alchemists are-
- change inexpensive, common metals into gold
- a medicine that would cure all diseases
- a substance that would make old people young and allow them to live forever
Alchemists believed there was a substance that would do the three main goals. What was it?
philosopher’s stone
Chinese thought things were made of-
Earth, fire, metal, water, and wood.
Why is Robert Boyle so important?
He was the first real chemist.
Why is John Dalton important?
Thought that each element was made of a different kind of atom.
Jon Berzelius did what?
He introduced a system of abbreviations for the elements
In 1661, Robert Boyle released a book called-
The Skeptical Chemists
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev made-
The Periodic Table
Joseph Preisly wrote
A list of elements
The definition of atom.
Smallest particle of an element
The definition of molecule.
When two or more atoms are bonded together to form a particle.
The definition of chemical bond.
The force that holds two atoms together.
What are the properties of metals?
Luster, conductivity, and malleability.
