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Ch. 12&13 Vocab.
Atom and Periodic Words
| word | definitions |
|---|---|
| atom | the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still retain all of that element. |
| electron | the negatively charged particles found in all atoms. |
| protons | the positively charged particles of the nucleus. |
| neutrons | the particles of the nucleus that have no charge. |
| isotope | atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. |
| element | a pure substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means. |
| compound | a pure substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined. |
| mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are chemically combined. |
| periodic | having a regular, repeating pattern |
| Periodic Law | a law that states the chemical and physical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers. |
| atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. |
| atomic mass | the weighted average of the masses of all the naturally occuring isotopes of an element. |
| Valence Electrons | the electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom. |
| Halogens | elements found in group 17 of periodic table. |
| Noble gases | stable, inert elements found in group 18 of periodic table. |
| Ernest Rutherford | positive charged nucleus, atom mostly empty space electrons travel around nucleus. |
| Nils Bohr | used the planetary model to describe the atom. |
| Democritus | first to come up with the idea of an atom. |
| Dimitri Mendeleev | Father of Periodic Table, arranged elements from atomic mass. |
| Groups | Vertical columns on periodic table composed of similar elements with similar charges. |