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all about elements
chapter 17 & 18 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| element- | a pure substance made from only one kind of atom |
| how many naturally occurring elements? | 92 |
| list of diatomic elements- | H, N, O, Cl, Br, I |
| diatomic element- | 2 atoms in natural state |
| monotomic element- | 1 atom in natural state |
| Dimiti Mendeleev- | arrange the elements into the periodic chart |
| periodicity- | repetition of atoms' properties when elements are listed in order of atomic mass |
| octaves- | when arranged in 7 columns, every 8th element has similar properties |
| periodic law of elements- | element properties occur in an orderly fashion when the elements are arrange by atomic # |
| caTions- | atoms with posTive charges (+) |
| aNions- | atoms with Negative charges (-) |
| Johann Dobereiner- | arranged elements into "triads" |
| John Newlands- | arranged elements into "octaves" |
| electron affinity- | an attraction to UNBONDED ATOMS |
| electronegativity- | an attraction to BONDED ATOMS |
| ionic bond- | metal + nonmetal |
| covalent bond- | nonmetal +nonmetal |
| metallic bond- | metal + metal |
| ionic bonds _________ electrons | ttransfer |
| covalent bonds _______________ electrons | share |
| metallic bonds have an "__________ ___________" (aka electron socialism) | **electron sea** |
| francium- | weakest element |
| flourine- | strongest element |
| inert- | does not react/ un-reactive |
| "the ____________ # tells you how many electron levels that there are" | period |
| "the ____________ # tells you how many electron are in the atoms outer shell" | group |