somethin! Flashcards
atom
smallest particle of an element
element
pure substance made up of only one kind of atom
compound
A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
mixture
a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined
proton
subatomic particle that has a positive charge and found in the nucleus of an atom.
neutron
a subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom
nucleus
center of an atom,containing protons and neutrons
shells
energy levels where the electrons are found.
ion
a charged atom
anion
a negatively charged ion (an atom that has gained electrons)
cation
positively charged ion (atom that has lost electrons)
isotope
atom of the same element that have different number of neutrons
electron configuration
the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom
ionic bonding
chemical bonding that results from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions (electron transfer)
covalent bonding
a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
metalic bonding
the chemical bonding that results from between metal atoms and the surrounding sea of delocalised electrons
graphite
a shiny , black substance that is used in pencils which is made of layers,held together by weak intermolecular forces that can slide over one another
diamond
hardest mineral , made from carbon and lots of very strong covalent bonds
simple molecules
they have very strong covalent bonds, but have very weak intermolecular forces(low melting points and boiling points ,dont conduct electricity)
giant covalent
a type of bonding where lots of atoms are bonded by shared electrons.high melting /boiling points
lattice
regular arrangement of particles.
allotrope
one of two or more different molecular forms of an element in the same physical state (e.g carbon = diamond,graphire and graphene etc)
graphene
single layer of graphite
alloy
a mixture of a metal and another substance (usually a metal but can be carbon)
malleable
easy to shape or bend