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George Review 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who proposed the atomic theory? | John Dalton |
| The center of an atom; made up of protons and neutrons | nucleus |
| a positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom | proton |
| a neutral subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom | neutron |
| a tiny negatively charged subatomic particle moving around the outside of the nucleus | electron |
| any possible energy that an electron can have | energy level |
| a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons. | orbital |
| an electron in the outermost energy level of an atom | valence electron |
| a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table | period |
| a vertical column of elements in the periodic table | group |
| an atom or group of atoms that has lost or gained one or more electrons and therefore has a net electric charge | ion |
| an ion with a positive charge | cation |
| an ion with a negative charge | anion |
| the elements that are good conductors of heat and electricity | metals |
| the elements that are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity | nonmetals |
| the elements that are intermediate conductors of heat and electricity | semiconductors |
| the highly reactive group I elements | alkali metals |
| the reactive group II elements | alkaline earth metals |
| the highly reactive nonmetal elements of group 17 | halogens |
| the unreactive gases of group 18 | noble gases |
| the number of valence electrons that group I elements have | one |
| the number of valence electrons that group II elements have | two |
| the number of valence electrons that group 17 elements have | seven |
| the number of valence electrons that group 18 elements have | eight |