Protons/Neutrons Flashcards
Luster is
Shinty
Maleability is
Bendable
On the periodic table the fertile columns are called
Chemical families
On the period table rows are called
Periods
Equals the protons and increases by one through the periodic table
Atomic number
Alkali metals
Column 1, react with water
Alkali earth metals
Column 2, react less than Alkali Metals
Nobel gases
Column 8, don’t react
Most elements are
Metals
Describe electrons
Outside of the nucleus, no mass, charge is -1
Describe protons
In the nucleus of the atom, mass 1, charge is +1
Describe neutrons
In the nucleus of the atom, mass 1, no charge neutral
Valence electrons
Outside electrons
Isotope
An atom with a different number of neutrons, giving it a different mass
Ion
An atom I with a different number if electrons giving it a charge