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IAPS Unit B
Chemistry, Atoms, Periodic Table
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical property | These properties help identify pure substances and never change whether there is a large sample or very small sample of material. |
| Physical Change | a change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does NOT make the material into another substance. |
| Chemical property | properties include pH, the production of a salt when an acid reacts with a metal, or a unique color change in a chemical reaction. |
| Chemical change | a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances. |
| Density | The mass per unit volume, specifically grams per cubic centimeter, or grams per milliliter. |
| Atom | The basic structural unit of an element. |
| Atomic mass | The number of protons and neutrons in an atom. |
| Element | A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means. |
| Family (of the Periodic Table) | Elements with similar chemical properties arranged in the same column of the periodic table. |
| Period (of the Periodic Table) | A row in the periodic table. All elements have the same number of electron rings, or shells. |
| Metal | Category of elements that usually have a shiny surface and are generally good conductors of heat and electricity. These elements are on the Left side of the Periodic Table. |
| Non-Metal | a category of elements that are poor conductors of electric current and heat. These elements are found on the Right side of the Periodic Table. |
| Metalloids | a category of elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of non-metals. |
| Periodic Table of the Elements | An arrangement of the elements in which elements are ordered by atomic number. |
| Proton | positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Neutron | a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom with no electric charge. |
| Electron | negatively charged subatomic particle that is found in orbits, or levels, around the nucleus. |
| Nucleus | the center of an atom. |
| Atomic Number | the number of protons of an atom. |
| How to find the number of electrons in an atom | same as number of protons in a neutral atom. |
| How to find the number of neutrons in an atom | Mass number - Atomic number |
| Where Atomic Number is located in the Periodic Table | The number on top of the Chemical Symbol |
| Where the atomic mass, or mass number is located in the Periodic Table | The number underneath the Chemical Symbol |