Periodic Table (more detail) Flashcards
What is a chemical element
It is a box on the periodic table
an element has particles or atoms that are all the same type
They are the simplest things that can be divided down further
A chemical element is…
A substance made up of one type of atom
What are the atoms inside of copper
Only one type because it is an element - copper atoms
What atoms are made in an oxygen atom
Oxygen atoms - ONLY ONE TYPE - ELEMENT
What are vertical columns in the periodic table called
Groups
What do elements in the same group have
Similar chemical properties
What are the element in group 1
They are all metals that react vigorously with water
What are the elements in group 7
They are all non - metals that readily react with metals to form salt
What are the elements in group 0
They are all Un reactive or inert
What is the 1 groups name
Alkali metals (learn the others)
What is a period in the periodic table
It is the horizontal line - group means the vertical line
3, Lithium
Li
4, Berryllium
Be
Sodium
Na
Magnesium
Mg
Potassium
K
Calcium
Ca
Iron
Fe
Copper
Cu
Silver
Ag
Gold
Au
Zinc
Zn
Boron
B
Carbon
C
Nitrogen
N
Oxygen
O
Fluorine
F
Neon
Ne
Helium
He
Hydrogen
H
Aluminium
AI
Lead
Pb
Silicon
Si
Phosphorus
P
Sulfur
S
Chlorine
Cl
Argon
Ar
