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Atoms, Molecules, and Compounds

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"X" represnts   Element  
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Atomic number   # of protons in the nucleus  
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Mass Number   # of nucleons in the nucleus  
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How are isotopes different?   Different total # of nucleons  
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How do you determine the masses of Isotopes?   Mass Spectrometer  
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What info does the mass spectrometer provide?   The mass and the relative abundance of the element's isotopes  
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Each isotope is represented by   Relative Abundance  
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How many isotopes does Hydrogen have?   3  
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How many isotopes does Boron have?   2  
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How many isotopes does Neon have?   3  
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How many isotopes does Magnesium have?   3  
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Look at Table 2.2 Isotope Abundnace   -  
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The atomic mass on the periodic chart are   Weighted averages  
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How many isotopes does Chlorine have?   2 (Cl-35) (Cl-37)  
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Cl-35   Atomic mass- 35, Protons-17  
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Cl-35 mass and relative abundance   34.96885 u, 75.53%  
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Cl-37   Atomic mass- 37, Protons-17  
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Cl-37 mass and relative abundance   36.96590 u, 24.47%  
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Look at Isotope problem   -  
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Who developed the modern periodic table?   Dimitri Mendeleev  
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What did Mendeleev argue about?   Elemental properties are periodic functions of atomic weights  
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Refer to the Periodic Table   -  
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Refer to Regions in the Periodic Table   -  
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Group 1A   Alkali Metals  
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Alkali metals   Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs  
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What state of matter is alkali metals and their reactivity?   Solids and are reactive with water to produce H+ and basic solutions  
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Where are these metals found?   Only in nature/ they are never free elements  
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Group 2A   Alkaline Earth Metals  
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Alkaline earth metals   Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra  
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What state of matter are AEM?   They are solids and are found naturally only in compounds  
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How do AEM react?   Except Be, they react with water to produce basic solutions  
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What are Mg and Ca?   7th and 5th most abundant element's in the earth's crust  
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Group 3A   All are metals except Boron is a metalloid  
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Al is the abundant metal in what?   Earth's crust at 8.2% by mass  
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Gallium is one of the few metals that can do what?   Become liquid at room temperature  
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Refer to Gems and Minerals   -  
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Group 4A   Nonmetal (C), Metalloids (Si & Ge), Metals (Sn & Pb)  
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Because of the change from nonmetallic to metallic behavior...   More variation occurs in the properties of the elements of this group than in most others  
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What does Group 4A form with its elements?   Compounds with Analogous formulas  
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Allotropes   Nonmetal elements that have their own physical and chemical properties  
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How much does Nitrogen take up in earth's atmosphere?   3/4  
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What is a single oxygen atom considered as?   Atomic Oxygen  
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In addition to nitrogen there are several elements that exist in nature such as...   Diatomic and polyatomic molecules  
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Oxygen   20% of earth's atmosphere and combines with most elements  
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Where does most energy come from?   Oxygen combining with other substances  
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What is Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium?   Chalcogens  
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Group 7A: Halogens   Nonmetals; most reactive elements out of all  
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Group 7A combines with who?   Alkali metals to form salts such as table salt  
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What is the Greek word for Halogens?   salt  
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What is Group 8A known as and their reactivity?   Noble gases; least recative  
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Group 8A state of matter   All gases and are not abundant on earth or its atmosphere  
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What is between groups 2A and 3A?   Transition elements  
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Which transition metals are abundant in the earth's crust and are metals?   13 are metals; 30 are abundant in the earth's crust  
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Cu, Ag, Au, and Pt can be found where?   In nature as pure substances; less recative  
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Elements combine to do what?   Form compounds  
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How are compounds and elements different?   Have different chemical and physical properties than before  
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Compounds   2 or more elements in definite ratios by mass  
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Molecules   The smallest unit of a compound that retains its characteristics of the compound (nonmetal +nonmetal)  
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Compounds are never presented with what?   Half numbers  
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Molecular formula   #'s & types of each atom  
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Condensed formula   Indicates structure  
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Structural formula   Shows the connections (bonds)  
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Molecular Model   Give 3-D perspective  
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Ionic compounds   metals and nonmetals  
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What do ionic compounds consist of?   Ions  
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What are ions?   Atoms of groups of atoms that bear positive or negative electric charge  
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What compounds are composed of ions?   Table salt and Sodium Chloride  
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Cations   Removing an electron producing a positive charge  
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Anions   Adding an electron producing a negative charge  
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Look at Predicting Ion Charges to Naming Ionic Compounds   -  
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Memorize Polyatomic Ions   -  
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Electrostatic Forces   Makes cations and anions (oppositely charged ions) attracted to one another  
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Look at Coulomb's Law Equation   -  
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If ion charges increase...   The attractive forces between ions increase  
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As the distance between the oppositely charges increase   Attractive forces decrease  
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Memorize Naming Molecular Compounds   -  
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Ionic compounds are identified as...   Metals and nonmetals combining  
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Avogadro's number   6.0221415 x 10^23  
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Look at Counting Atoms: The Mole till the END   -  
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