The periodic Table Flashcards

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1
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What is an element?

A

A substance that contain only 1 type of atom

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2
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What is an atom?

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The smallest part of an element. It behaves the same way as an element

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3
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What is a compound?

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It is a subtance that contains 2 or more elements that are chemically joined/combined together.

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4
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What is a mixture?

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A mixture are two or more different substances that are combined to each other but no chemically joined.

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5
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Maleable

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It just bends (metal)

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6
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Brittle

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It breaks (non metal)

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7
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Sonorus

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When you hit it and it is empty and sounds

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8
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Name the 30 elements and symbols

A

All the elements and symbols

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9
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In the periodic table there are __ natural elements and ___ in total

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92 matural elements and 118 in total

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10
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What are the characteristics of materials?

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The characteristics of materials are called properties and compounds properties are very different to the properties of the elements in them remember the experiment of burning magnesium metal in oxygen or reacting sulfur and iron

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11
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What are the compound rules?

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  • 2 metals doesn’t compound together
  • 2 non-metals can go togehter
  • First part doesn’t change name
  • Second part does change name
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12
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Scientists ___ see atoms so _____________

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Scientists can’t see atoms so they use models to represent them

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13
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Common mixtures, compunds and elements

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Mixtures:

  • oli and water
  • sat and sugar
  • magnesium and sulfur

Compund:

  • silicon dioxide
  • potassium nitrate
  • sodium hydroxide

Elements:

  • zinc
  • iron copper
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14
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Groups go

A

Down

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15
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Periods go

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Across

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16
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1

A

Alkali metals

17
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2

A

Alkaline earth

18
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3

A

Transition metal

19
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4

A

Semi-metal

20
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5

A

Non-metal

21
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6

A

Basic metal

22
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7

A

Halogen

23
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8

A

Noble gases

24
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9

A

Lanthanide

25
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10

A

Actinide

26
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0 noble gas

A
27
Q

Elements in some groups have ______

A

Similar chemical reactions

28
Q

Test for hydrogen gas

A

Squeaky pop— compound magnesium chloride + hydrogen.

29
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Test for oxygen gas

A

Relit a glowing splint— with hydrocloric acid and if it relits it means that there is oxygen

30
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Test for carbon dioxide

A

Lime water turns clowdy— hydrocloric acid and lime water, lime water will go clowdy becuase there is carbon dioxide

31
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What are the 4 vital non-metals

A

Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen

32
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O properties

A

We need O to stay alive, in it’s free state, oxygen is a gas without color, smell or taste.

33
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H properties

A

Lighter than air, gas sithout color smell and taste and rocket fuel

34
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C properties

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2 main types of pure carbon which are diamond and graphite, huge variety of shapes and it is strong and abundant

35
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N properties

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Low melting and boiling point, it is common and it is a gas without color, smell and taste

36
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-ites

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Is udes in ghe compund name is it is only 2 element in compound e.g— FeS= iron sulfide EXCEPT magnesium hydroxide. NO oxygen

37
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-ates

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Is 3 elements and one is oxygen e.g Lithium Carbonate. WITH oxygen

38
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The properties of compunds are ___ to the properties of elements in them

A

Very different