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DHS PS Ch. 16 - Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table (2015/2016)

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What is the smallest piece of matter that still has the properies of the element called?   atoms  
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What has an electrical charge of 1+?   protons  
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What part of the atom has no or neutral charge called?   neutrons  
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What has an electrical charge of 1-?   electrons  
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Where are protons and neutrons located in an atom?   nucleus  
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Where are electrons located in an atom?   in the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus  
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Protons and neutrons are made up of smaller particles called?   quarks  
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How many quarks are known to be in extistence?   6  
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What is the sixth quark called?   top quark  
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What do scientists use to represent atoms?   scaled models  
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What did Dalton's original model of the atom consists of?   solid sphere  
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What is the name of the model that shows electrons traveling in specific energy levels around a nucleus of protons and neutrons?   electron cloud  
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What is the most useful method for describing atoms?   constructing a model  
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An atom that contains 6 positive charges and 6 negative charges has what kind of charge?   no net  
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Democritus believed that the universe was made of what two things?   empty space and atoms  
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Atoms consist of a positively charged center called a?   nucleus  
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The negatively charged particles outside the nucleus of an atom are called?   electrons  
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What is the name of the model of the atom that reflects the unpredictable motion of the electron?   electron cloud model  
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Aristotle believed that matter was?   uniform throughout  
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The discovery of the sixth quark was accomplished by?   studying proton collisions  
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Which atomic particle carries a 1+ charge?   proton  
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What is mostly composed of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus?   atomic mass  
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What is the unit of measurement for atomic particles that is one-twelth the mass of a carbon atom contaiing six protons and six neutrons called?   atomic mass unit (amu)  
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The number of protons in an atom is called the?   atomic number  
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What do we call the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?   mass number  
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When atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons we call this an?   isotope  
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Different isotopes can have _______ properties.   different  
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How do you find the number of neutrons?   mass number - atomic number  
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How do you identify an isotope?   Look at the name of the element followed by the mass number  
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What is the weighted-average mass of an element's isotopes called?   average atomic mass  
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The average atomic mass is closest to its most?   abundant isotope  
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Where does the electron cloud model of an atom place protons, neutrons, and electrons?   protons and neutrons are in a center nucleus surround by electrons traveling in specific energy levels  
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How do atomic number and mass number differ?   atomic number = the number of protons in an atom; mass number = the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom  
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When calculating the mass of an atom, the mass of an electron is?   negligible (not significant)  
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The mass of a proton is measured in?   atomic mass units  
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What are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons called?   isotopes  
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What is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons called?   mass number  
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How do you find the atomic mass of an element?   the number of protons + the number of neutrons of an atom  
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An isotope of Boron will have a different number of?   neutrons  
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The atomic number of an element is also the number of?   protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element  
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How are elements organized on the periodic table as you move from left to right?   by increasing atomic number  
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Who devised the first periodic table based on atomic mass?   Dmitri Mendeleev  
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How was Mendeleev's periodic table organized?   by increasing atomic mass and organized and grouped by similar chemical properties.  
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Who arranged the elements by atomic number rather than atomic mass?   Henry G. J. Moseley  
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How are families in the periodic table arranged?   in groups of elements with similar properties  
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Elements in the same group have the same?   number of electrons in their outer energy level or valence electrons  
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Energy levels can have a maximum number of ______ that they can hold.   electrons  
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How many electrons can energy level one contain?   no more than 2  
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How mane electrons can energy level two contain?   no more than 8  
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What do we use the element symbol and dots to represent outer energy level electrons?   electron dot diagrams  
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What are the horizontal rows of elements that contain increasing number of protons and electrons called?   periods  
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How are the elements calssified?   metals, nonmetals, or metalloids  
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What are the building blocks of other naturally occurring elements?   hydrogen and helium  
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What spreads heavier elements througout the universe?   supernovas  
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What do elements in the same group have in common?   chemical properties due to the same number of valence electrons.  
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What is the method of representing atoms and the electrons in their outer energy levels called?   electron dot diagram  
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What are the three general groups of elements?   metals, metalloids, and nonmetals  
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The name of every element can be abbreviated using a ______?   chemical symbol  
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Where on the periodic table are the metals located?   left side  
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All alements in Group 1 would have how many dots in their electron dot diagram?   one  
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A capital letter or a combination of a captial letter and a small letter that is used to represent an element is called?   chemical symbol  
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The horizontal rows of elements on the periodic table are called?   periods  
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An average of the masses of all the isotopes that occur in nature for an element is the?   average atomic mass  
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The vertical columns of elements on the periodic table are called?   groups or families  
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Elements in the middle of the periodic table, groups 3-12, are called the?   transition metals  
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The number of protons in an atom is the?   atomic number  
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Protons and neutrons can be subdivided into these by colliding them?   quarks  
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the center of an atom where proton and neutrons are located is the?   nucleus  
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A total count of the neutrons and protons in an atom is the?   mass number  
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Atoms of the same element but with different numbers of neutrons are?   isotopes  
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Elements that are found on the right side of the periodic table are?   nonmetals  
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Elements that have some properties of both metals and nonmetals that are located along the "staircase" are called?   metalloids  
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The particles that move about the nucleus and have a negative charge are?   electrons  
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An atoms is comprised of what three components?   proton, neutron, and electron  
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What has a charge of 1+?   proton  
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What is the smallest part of an element that retains all the properties of the element?   atoms  
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Where at on the peroidic table would you find the lightest elements?   top left  
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Where at on the periodic table would you find the heaviest elements?   bottom right  
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If you change the number of protons in an atom, you change the?   element  
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What method would be most useful for describing atoms?   constructing a model  
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The number of neutrons plus protons is called?   mass number  
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What are the 6 quarks names?   Up, Down, Strange, Charm, Bottom, Top  
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Name the scientist that offered proof that Democritus was correct?   John Dalton  
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What did Aristotle believe?   That matter was uniform throughout and was not composed of smaller particles  
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How many atoms stacked one on top of another would it take to equal the thickness of a sheet of aluminum foil?   24,400  
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This scientist's model of the atom consisted of a ball of cookie dough with chocolate chips (electrons) embedded throughout.   Joseph John Thompson  
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This scientist's model of the atom consisted of a positively charged nucleus that was surrounded by electrons.   Ernest Rutherford  
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This scientist's model of the atom consisted of electrons that traveled in fixed orbits that could jump between orbits as they absorbed or released specific amounts of energy.   Niels Bohr  
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