Topic 1 Flashcards
What’s the symbol, relative mass and relative charge of a proton?
p
1
+1
What’s the symbol, relative mass and relative charge of a neutron?
n
1
0
What’s the symbol, relative mass and relative charge of a electron?
e
1/1835
-1
What is nucleon?
Proton + neutron
What are vertical and horizontal rows called on the periodic table?
Groups and periods
What do elements in the same group have in common?
Same number of electrons in the outer shell
What do elements in the same period have in common?
The same number of shells
What is the electron arrangement?
2,8,8,18
What must an element have to be stable?
A full outer shell
What are stable elements like?
They’re unreactive and won’t gain or lose electrons which are needed for elements to react
What do ion charges correspond to?
The group number/ eg beryllium in g2 so its Be^+2
How can you tell if ion charge is positive or negative?
From group 5 they are negative ions
What are positive ions called?
They’re just called “element name” ion eg Na^+ is sodium ion
What are negative ions called?
Monoatomic ions end in ‘ide’ eg O^2- is oxide. Polyatomic ions (more than one) with oxygen end in ‘ate’
What are isotopes?
Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
What is an element?
Pure substances made up of only one type of atom
What are compounds?
Pure substances that are formed when two or more elements chemically combine
What are mixtures?
Not pure substances. They contain more than one substance that aren’t bonded together
Give three examples of an element, compound and mixture
Element- Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Compound- H2O (water), CO2 (carbon dioxide), NaCl (table salt)
Mixture- saltwater, milk, cement
What are the characteristics of a compound?
- Single substance
- Composition is always the same
- Components can be separated by one or more chemical reaction
- When the new substance is formed it involved chemical change
- The properties are very different to those of component elements
What are the characteristics of a mixture?
- Contain 2 or more substances
- Composition can vary
- Components may be separated easily by physical means
- The properties are very different to those of component elements
- No chemical change can take place when this substance is formed
What are the properties of metals?
- Malleable
- Ductile
- High heat and electricity conductivity
- Usually, high boiling and melting points
- Mostly solid at room temp
- Shiny
What are the properties of non-metals?
- Can be any state
- Soft
- Brittle
- Dull
- Usually low melting and boiling points
- Low heat and electricity conductivity
What are alloys?
A mixture of metals. The atoms aren’t chemically bonded