Revision Flashcards

1
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What is an element?

A

A substance made up of just one type of atom.

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2
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Who invented the periodic table?

A

Dmitri Mendeleev

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3
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When was the periodic table invented?

A

1869

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4
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What is group 1 in the periodic table?

A

Alkali Metals

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5
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What is group 2 in the periodic table?

A

Alkali Earth Metals

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6
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What is the middle section of the periodic table called?

A

The Transition Metals

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7
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What is the right side of the periodic table?

A

Non-metals

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8
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What is group 7 of the periodic table?

A

The Halogens

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9
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What is group 8 of the periodic table?

A

The Noble Gases

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10
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What are the horizontal rows called?

A

periods

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11
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What are the columns called?

A

groups

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12
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Why does the periodic table not show carbon dioxide?

A

It only shows elements.

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13
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The periodic table lists the elements in order of increasing _____ ______.

A

atomic number

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14
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What is the number in the top corner called, and what does it represent?

A

The mass number represents the number of protons and neutrons.

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15
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What is the number in the bottom corner called, and what does it represent?

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The atomic number represents the number of protons.

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16
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As you go down the group, the melting point _________.

A

decreases

17
Q

Name 5 properties of metals.

A

POSSIBILITIES=
hard, flexible, thermal conductor, electrical conductor, insulator, malleable, sonorous, ductile, shiny

18
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What are 2 properties of group 1 metals?

A

soft and reactive

19
Q

Who proposed the law of octaves?

A

John Newlands

20
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What is a compound?

A

A substance made of two or more types of atom chemically bonded together.

21
Q

How many sulphurs and how many oxygens in SO2?

A

1 sulphur 2 oxygen

22
Q

(metal)+oxygen=

A

(metal) oxide

23
Q

(metal)+oxygen+hydrogen=

A

(metal) hydroxide

24
Q

(metal)+nitrogen+oxygen=

A

(metal) nitrate

25
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(metal)+carbon+oxygen=

A

(metal) carbonate

26
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(metal)+sulphur+oxygen=

A

(metal) sulphate

27
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What happens to the mass in chemical reactions and physical changes?

A

It is always conserved

28
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Can mass be gained or lost during a chemical reaction?

A

no