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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an atom | the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element. |
| What is an electron | a particle with one negative charge |
| What is a nucleus | most of an atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center of the atom |
| What is a proton | an atomic particle that has one positive charge |
| What is a neutron | a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom |
| What is an electron cloud | an area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely to be found |
| What is an atomic number | the number of protons in an atom of an element |
| What is an isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| What is a mass number | the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| what is an ion | an atom that is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost electrons |
| what is a group | a collum on the periodic table |
| what is a period | a row on the periodic table |
| What is the periodic table | a chart of elements arranged in rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties |
| what is an alkali metal | the elements in group 1 |
| what are the alkaline earth metals | The elements in group 2 |
| What is ductility | the ability of a metal to reflect light |
| what is malleability | The ability of a substance to be hammered or melted into sheets |
| What is a metal | An element that is generally shiny, easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets, and a good conductor of electricity or thermal heat |
| What is a transition element | The elements in groups 3-12 |
| What is a halogen | an element in group 17 |
| what is a metalloid | an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non-metals |
| what is a noble gas | The elements in group 18 |
| what is a non-metal | elements that have no metallic properties |
| what is a semiconductor | conducts electrical at high temperatures but not at low temperatures |
| What is a chemical bond | a force that holds two or more atoms together |
| what is a compound | a substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together |
| What is an electron dot diagram | a model that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the elements chemical symbol |
| What is a valence electron | the outermost electron of an atom that participates in chemical bonding |
| what is it to conduct | to serve as a medium through which something can flow |
| What is an ionic bond | the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound |
| what is a metallic bond | a bond formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valence electrons |
| What is a bond | a force that holds |
| What is an atom | the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element. |
| What is an electron | a particle with one negative charge |
| What is a nucleus | most of an atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center of the atom |
| What is an atom | the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element. |
| What is an electron | a particle with one negative charge |
| What is a neutron | a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom |
| What is an electron cloud | an area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely to be found |
| What is a nucleus | most of an atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center of the atom |
| What is an atomic number | the number of protons in an atom of an element |
| What is an isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| What is a proton | an atomic particle that has one positive charge |
| what is an ion | an atom that is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost electrons |
| what is a group | a collum on the periodic table |
| what is a period | a row on the periodic table |
| What is the periodic table | a chart of elements arranged in rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties |
| What is a neutron | a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom |
| what is an alkali metal | the elements in group 1 |
| What is an electron cloud | an area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely to be found |
| What is ductility | the ability of a metal to reflect light |
| what is malleability | The ability of a substance to be hammered or melted into sheets |
| What is a metal | An element that is generally shiny, easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets, and a good conductor of electricity or thermal heat |
| What is an atomic number | the number of protons in an atom of an element |
| What is a transition element | The elements in groups 3-12 |
| What is an isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| What is a halogen | an element in group 17 |
| What is a mass number | the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| what is an ion | an atom that is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost electrons |
| what is a group | a collum on the periodic table |
| what is a period | a row on the periodic table |
| What is the periodic table | a chart of elements arranged in rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties |
| what is an alkali metal | the elements in group 1 |
| what are the alkaline earth metals | The elements in group 2 |
| What is ductility | the ability of a metal to reflect light |
| what is malleability | The ability of a substance to be hammered or melted into sheets |
| What is a metal | An element that is generally shiny, easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets, and a good conductor of electricity or thermal heat |
| What is a transition element | The elements in groups 3-12 |
| What is a halogen | an element in group 17 |
| what is a metalloid | an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non-metals |
| what is a noble gas | The elements in group 18 |
| what is a non-metal | elements that have no metallic properties |
| what is a semiconductor | conducts electrical at high temperatures but not at low temperatures |
| What is a chemical bond | a force that holds two or more atoms together |
| what is a compound | a substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together |
| What is an electron dot diagram | a model that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the elements chemical symbol |
| What is a valence electron | the outermost electron of an atom that participates in chemical bonding |
| what is it to conduct | to serve as a medium through which something can flow |
| What is an ionic bond | the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound |
| what is a metallic bond | a bond formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valence electrons |
| What is a bond | a force that holds |
| What is an atom | the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element. |
| What is an electron | a particle with one negative charge |
| What is a nucleus | most of an atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center of the atom |
| What is a proton | an atomic particle that has one positive charge |
| What is a neutron | a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom |
| What is an electron cloud | an area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely to be found |
| What is an atomic number | the number of protons in an atom of an element |
| What is an isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| What is a mass number | the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| what is an ion | an atom that is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost electrons |
| what is a group | a collum on the periodic table |
| what is a period | a row on the periodic table |
| What is the periodic table | a chart of elements arranged in rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties |
| what is an alkali metal | the elements in group 1 |
| what are the alkaline earth metals | The elements in group 2 |
| What is ductility | the ability of a metal to reflect light |
| what is malleability | The ability of a substance to be hammered or melted into sheets |
| What is a metal | An element that is generally shiny, easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets, and a good conductor of electricity or thermal heat |
| What is a transition element | The elements in groups 3-12 |
| What is a halogen | an element in group 17 |
| what is a metalloid | an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non-metals |
| what is a noble gas | The elements in group 18 |
| what is a non-metal | elements that have no metallic properties |
| what is a semiconductor | conducts electrical at high temperatures but not at low temperatures |
| What is a chemical bond | a force that holds two or more atoms together |
| what is a compound | a substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together |
| What is an electron dot diagram | a model that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the elements chemical symbol |
| What is a valence electron | the outermost electron of an atom that participates in chemical bonding |
| what is it to conduct | to serve as a medium through which something can flow |
| What is an ionic bond | the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound |
| what is a metallic bond | a bond formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valence electrons |
| What is a bond | a force that holds atoms together in a compound |
| What is an atom | the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element. |
| What is an electron | a particle with one negative charge |
| What is a nucleus | most of an atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center of the atom |
| What is a proton | an atomic particle that has one positive charge |
| What is a neutron | a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom |
| What is an electron cloud | an area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely to be found |
| What is an atomic number | the number of protons in an atom of an element |
| What is an isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| What is a mass number | the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| what is an ion | an atom that is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost electrons |
| what is a group | a collum on the periodic table |
| what is a period | a row on the periodic table |
| What is the periodic table | a chart of elements arranged in rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties |
| what is an alkali metal | the elements in group 1 |
| what are the alkaline earth metals | The elements in group 2 |
| What is ductility | the ability of a metal to reflect light |
| what is malleability | The ability of a substance to be hammered or melted into sheets |
| What is a metal | An element that is generally shiny, easily pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets, and a good conductor of electricity or thermal heat |
| What is a transition element | The elements in groups 3-12 |
| What is a halogen | an element in group 17 |
| what is a metalloid | an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non-metals |
| what is a noble gas | The elements in group 18 |
| what is a non-metal | elements that have no metallic properties |
| what is a semiconductor | conducts electrical at high temperatures but not at low temperatures |
| What is a chemical bond | a force that holds two or more atoms together |
| what is a compound | a substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together |
| What is an electron dot diagram | a model that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the elements chemical symbol |
| What is a valence electron | the outermost electron of an atom that participates in chemical bonding |
| what is it to conduct | to serve as a medium through which something can flow |
| What is an ionic bond | the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound |
| what is a metallic bond | a bond formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valence electrons |
| What is a bond | a force that holds atoms together in a compound |
| What is a chemical formula | a group of chemical symbols and numbers that represent the number of atoms of each element that make up a compound |
| what is a covalent bond | a chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| what is a molecule | two or more atoms that are held together by covalent bonds and act as a unit |