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Physics 9/17/10
Chapter 17 Poqwerpoint 1
Question | Answer |
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What is the smallest part of an elemnt that still acts like that element | an atom |
how many elements are there? | 117 elements |
how many are natral and how many are man-made? | 90 are fond in nater and 27 are man-made |
What are 5 elemnts that make up living things? (Conch) | carbon, oxygen, netrogn, calcium, and hydrogran |
what elemnt makes up 90% of the matter in the universe? | hydrogen |
what is a chemical symbol? | it is a letter or letters that represent an elemnt. The first leter is awlays capitiziled |
Describr the motion of atoms in solids, liquids and gases. | atoms move slowest in solids, faster in liquids and fastest in gases. |
whtat is a chemical symbaol? | it is a letter or letters that represet an elemnt. the first letter is awlays capitalized |
what is a compound? | its is a substance that is made of different elements combinded in a fixed proportion |
why are atoms too small to be seen with visible light? | because light is made up of waves and atoms are smaller then a wavelength of visible |
how can you see a molecule? | it can be seen with an electron microscope. |
what are compunds made of? | different kinds of elements |
what is in the nucleus of an atom? | protons and neutrons are found in the nuclues |
what is important about the nuclues? | it is the center region of the atom and it contains most of the mass of the atoms. |