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Unit 2 Vocab
CHEM 142 Unit 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of Conservation of Mass | In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created or destroyed |
| Law of Definite Properties | All samples of a given compound, regardless of their source or how they were prepared, have the same proportions of their constituent elements |
| Law of Multiple Proportions | When two elements (A and B) form two different compounds, the masses of B that combine with 1 gram of A can be expressed as a ratio of small whole numbers |
| Cathode Ray Experiment | Determined the charge:mass ratio of electrons |
| Oil Drop Experiment | Determined the charge of and mass of electrons |
| Gold Foil Experiment | Determined the location of protons in an atom |
| Bombardment Experiment | Determined the presence of neutrons in an atom |
| Proton | Subatomic particle that gives an atom its identity |
| Neutron | Subatomic particle that has no charge |
| Electron | Subatomic particle that dictates the reactivity of an element |
| Ionic Charge | The number of protons minus the number of electrons |
| Isotopes | Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons |
| Mass Number | The number of protons and neutrons combined |
| Atomic Number | The number of protons |
| Periodic Law | When the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, certain sets of properties recur periodically |
| Periods | Rows on the periodic table |
| Groups | Columns on the periodic table |
| Alkali Metal | Elements belonging to Group 1 on the Periodic Table |
| Alkaline Earth Metals | Elements belonging to Group 2 on the Periodic Table |
| Halogen | Elements belonging to Group 7 on the Periodic Table |
| Noble (Inert) Gas | Elements belonging to Group 8 on the Periodic Table |