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phy. ch. 17
vocab and questions
Answer | Question |
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atoms | the smallest particle of an element that can be identified with that element are... |
element | a substance made of only one kind of atom is... |
Brownian motion | evidence that atoms exist, as it results from the motion of neighboring atoms and molecules is... |
molecule | the smallest particle of substance consisting of 2 or more atoms of the same or different elements bonded together is... |
compound | a chemical substance made of atoms of 2 or more different elements combined in a fixed proportion is... |
chemical formula | a description that uses numbers and symbols of elements is... |
nucleons | the principal building block of the nucleus (protons/neutrons) are... |
neutrons | an electrically neutral particle that is one of the 2 kinds of particles found in the nucleus of an atom are... |
protons | a positively charged partical in the nucleus are... |
isotopes | atoms of the same element having different numbers of neutrons are... |
atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus is... |
ion | what an atom is called when the number of electrons is more or less than the number of protons in the atom is... (atom = net charge, no longer neutral) |
shell model of the atom | model where electrons are grouped in concentric shells around the nucleus is... |
periodic table | chart that lists elements by atomic number and by electron arrangements is... |
plasma | a 4th phase in matter is... |
nucleus | the positively charged center of the atom is... |
protons and neutrons | mass number =... |
number of electrons | number of protons =... |
the number of protons in the nucleus | atomic number =... |
fusion... in stars | What forms heavier elements and where? |
in your body | Atoms __________ have been around since long before the solar system came into existence, more than 4.6 billion years ago. |
neighboring atoms and molecules | Brownian motion is evidence that atoms exist, as it results from the motion of ___________________. They bump into the larger particles we can see. |
Atoms of same or different elements | What are molecules made up of? |
millions of atoms | Complex molecules are made up of... |
in the nucleus | Where is most of the mass of atom located? |
1st-2 2nd-8 outer shell- no more than 8 | How many electrons can be held in each orbital? |
the atoms physical and chemical properties | What does the arrangement of electrons in the shells dictate? |
bonding | the attraction between protons and electrons that can cause atoms to combine |
covalent bonds | form when two atoms share electrons |
ionic bonds | form when electrons are transferred between atoms |
gases | atoms move the fastest in... |
liquids | atoms move faster in... |
solids | atoms move slowest in... |
matter was made of atoms | John Dalton studied chemical reactions ans said that... |
the number of outer electrons | in the periodic table, groups (columns) show... |
the number of electron shells | in the periodic table, periods (rows) show... |