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SOL 4
The periodic table and bonding.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the vertical columns on the periodic table called? | Groups (or families) |
| What are the horizontal rows called? | Periods |
| How many elements are known? | 110 elements |
| How does Binary compounds are formed? | When two elements react chemically. |
| What's an ionic bond? | When a metallic element reacts with a nonmetallic element (atoms gain and lose electrons). |
| What's a covalent bond? | When two nonmetals react (atoms share electrons). |
| What's an atomic number? | The number of protons in an element. |
| What's an atomic mass? | The sum of protons and neutrons. |