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Chemistry Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theory | Predictions |
| Atom | Smallest unit of an element |
| Element | Exists as a single element |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| Atomic Number | Number of protons |
| Atomic Symbol | One uppercase and one lowercase |
| Atomic Mass | Number of neutrons |
| Column | Shares characteristics |
| A columns also known as what? | A family |
| Row | Reoccurring pattern |
| A rows also known as what? | A period |
| Metals are found where? | Left of the zigzag line |
| What are all the Physical Properties of Metals? | High Luster Good Conductors High Density Ductile Malleable |
| High Luster | Shiny |
| Good Conductors | Allow Electricity and Heat to flow easily |
| High Density | Atoms are close together |
| Ductile | Drawn into thin wires |
| Malleable | Hammered into thin sheet |
| Nonmetals are found where? | Right of the zigzag line |
| What are all the physical properties of Nonmetals? | Low Luster Poor Conductor Low Density Not Ductile Not Mallicable Brittle |
| Low Luster | Dull |
| Poor Conductor | Doesn't allow Electricity and heat to flow easily |
| Low Density | Atoms are not close together |
| Not Ductile | Drawn into thin wires |
| Not Mallicable | Hammered into thin sheets |
| Brittle | Breaks Easily |
| Metalloid | Combination of metal and nonmetal properties |
| Compound/Molecule | Combination of Atoms |
| Molecular Formula | Identifies by symbol and gives the number by subscript of atoms for element bound together in a compound |
| Valence | Outermost shell |
| Lewis structures are also known as what? | Lewis dot diagrams or electron dot diagrams |
| Convalent Bonding | Molecules from when atoms share valence electrons in order to fill their outer shell |
| ION | A charged atom |
| ION Bonding | Opposite charges attract |
| Isotope | Unstable number of neutrons |
| Radioactive decays when? | When an atom has an unstable number of neutrons and hultrons and it falls apart to stableize |
| Fission | Nucleus splits |
| Fusion | nuclei combine |
| Exothermic | Heats out (warm) |
| Endothermic | Heats in (cold) |