The Periodic Table
The atomic number of an element is also this.
What is the number of protons?
The nucleus of an atom contains these two particles.
What are protons and neutrons?
The way a mineral reflects light off its surface?
What is luster?
The luster of this mineral.
What is pearly?
This mineral is salty.
What is halite?
All columns or groups on the periodic table have this in common.
What is the number of valence electrons?
The first energy level can hold this many electrons.
What is 2?
The color of a mineral's powder is determined by this.
What is its streak?
The cleavage of this mineral.
What is 3 way?
This mineral is soft and can write on paper.
What is graphite?
All rows on the periodic table have this in common.
What are the number of orbitals or energy levels?
To find the number of neutrons an atom has, you subtract the number of protons the atom has from this number.
What is atomic mass?
We use the Moh's scale to test this property.
What is hardness?
The luster of this mineral.
What is vitreous?
Don't be fooled...this mineral looks like "gold".
What is pyrite?
What is oxygen?
An atoms with this many valence electrons has a complete outer shell.
What is 8?
If a mineral doesn't have cleavage, then it has this property, meaning it breaks in a random pattern.
What is fracture?
This mineral has a special property, that is magnetic.
What is magnetite?
When a mineral reacts to hydrochloric acid it contains this compound.
What is calcium carbonate?
What is Helium?
If an atom gives an electron away when it bonds with another element it becomes this type of ion.
What is a cation with a charge of positive 1?
A mineral that can flake easily has this type of cleavage?
What is one direction?
The hardest mineral in all 3 trays.
What is corundum?
A mineral that glows under UV light is known to have this property.
What is flourescence?