Mighty Molecules
Atom Anatomy
Polymers in Nature
United States of Matter
Bond, Chemical Bond
100
It is the majority of the air we breathe, made from 2 bonded nitrogen atoms.
What is N2?
100
The smallest (by far) of the 3 subatomic particles.
What is an electron?
100
Simple organic molecules which string together to form polymers.
What are monomers?
100
The state of matter in which particles barely move, with a definite shape and volume.
What is a solid?
100
Bonds where electrons are transferred or traded between atoms, charging them.
What are ionic bonds?
200
The diatomic molecules we breathe, that allow our bodies to function.
What is O2?
200
The subatomic particle which provides the primary organization for the periodic table.
What is a proton?
200
The two elements which can be found in all polymers.
What is carbon and hydrogen?
200
The state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape.
What is a liquid?
200
Bonds which cannot be named without numerical prefixes.
What are covalent bonds?
300
A covalently bonded molecule containing 1 oxygen atom and 2 hydrogen atoms.
What is H20?
300
The subatomic particle which adds mass but not charge.
What is a neutron?
300
The strongest molecular structure for a polymer.
What is a cross-linked structure?
300
The state of matter for most of the non-metals on the periodic table. (At room temperature.)
What is a gas?
300
The only type of bond that can be used to form monomers and polymers.
What is a covalent bond?
400
The ionically bonded molecule commonly added to food for extra flavor.
What is NaCl?
400
The particles represented in Gilbert Lewis' model of an element.
What is the valence electron?
400
The process of strengthening polymers by adding sulfur atoms or other "curative" elements.
What is vulcanization?
400
The most common state of matter, for all the matter in our universe.
What is plasma?
400
A chemistry term which refers to an atoms sense of stability when it fills it's outer shell.
What is octet?
500
The sugar plants need to survive, made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What is C6H12O6? (Glucose acceptable)
500
The British scientist who discovered the neutron and later worked with the Americans to build the first atomic bombs.
Who is James Chadwick?
500
The polymer name for Nylon, an important commercial fiber.
What is polyamide?
500
The object responsible for the greatest number of phase changes and gas ionization here, on Earth.
What is the sun?
500
Bonds formed by two atoms of ionized mercury.
What is a metallic bond?
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