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Chemical Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the atomic number of an element represent? | The number of protons (and electrons) present in an elelment. |
| What is the name for each layer of electrons in an element? | Shells. |
| What is an element? | A substance made up of only one type of atom. |
| What is a diatomic molecule? | A molecule that is made up of 2 atoms. |
| What are Chemical properties of an element? | Characteristics of an element that determine how it will react with other substances |
| What are groups in the periodic table? | Vertical columns of elements. |
| What sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus of an element? | Protons and Neutrons |
| Which sub-atomic particles have no mass? | Electrons |
| What are periods in the periodic table? | Horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table. |
| What are the Group 1 elements known as | Alakali metals. |
| What are the physical properties of an element? | The obsereable characteristics of the element by itself. |
| What are group 7 elements known as? | Halogens |
| Name a Halogen? | Fluorine or Chlorine or Bromine or Iodine or Astatine |
| What happens to the reactivity of Halogens as you move down the group? | They become less reactive. |
| Name an alkali metal | Lithium or Sodium or Potassium or Caesium or Francium. |
| What happens to the reactivity of the alkali metals as you move down the group? | They become more reactive. |
| What group is known as the noble gases? | Group 8 ( or group 0) |
| What is a molecule? | The smallest individual part of an element or compound. |
| What physical property is used to divide the all of the elements of the periodic table into one of two catagories? | Metals or non-metals |
| Name a non-metal that is a liquid at room temperature. | Bromine |
| What is a compound? | A substance that is made from 2 or more different types of atom chemically joined. |
| Name a metal that is liquid at room temperature. | Mercury. |
| How many electrons do group 1 metals have in their outer shell? | 1 |
| State a chemical property of Group 1. | They react with water and produce Hydrogen gas OR they are very reactive (stored in oil) OR they react with water leaving the solution alkaline. |
| How many electrons do the Halogens have in their outer shell? | 7 |
| Name a physical property of all halogens. | They are all toxic. |
| Name a Physical property of all metals. | They are good conductors of heat and electricity. |
| What elements are found in potassium carbonate | potassium, carbon and oxygen |
| How many different elements are ther in a molecule of an -ide | 2 |
| How many different elements are ther in a molecule of an -ate | 3 |
| What element is always present in an - ate or -ite? | Oxygen |
| What elements are present in a molecule of silver nitrate? | sliver, nitrogen and oxygen. |
| What elements are present in a molecule of copper sulfate? | copper, sulfur and oxygen |
| Name a diatomic element. | Any halogen + Hydrogen + Oxygen + Nitrogen |
| Identify the number of atoms of each element in the compound MgSO4 | 1 Magnesium to 1 Sulfur to 4 Oxygen atoms |
| What type of bonds are found in compounds made from non-metal elements? | Covalent bonds |
| Are ionic or covalent compounds more likely to dissolve in water? | Ionic compounds |
| What type of bonds are found in compounds made from a metal element and a non-metal element? | Ionic bonds |