Atomic Structure
subatomic particle that contributes mass but no charge to atoms
What is a neutron?
columns in the periodic table
What is a group or family?
bond type that contains only nonmetals
What is a covalent bond?
Formula that reflects the actual number of atoms of each element in the compound
What is a molecular formula?
term for the relative strength of attraction for electrons
What is electronegativity?
subatomic particle that determines the identity of an element
What is a proton?
the rows in the periodic table
What is a period
bond type that contains a metal and a nonmetal or polyatomic ion
What is an ionic bond?
Formula that is the simplest ratio of the elements in a compound
What is an empirical formula?
The element in Period 2 that is classified as a metalloid.
What is Boron?
region of probability of location of an electron
What is an orbital?
family that has 2 valence electrons and is very reactive
What is the alkaline earth metals?
model of an atom that contains the symbol and valence electrons as dots
What is the Lewis Dot or Dot diagram?
What is calcium carbonate?
The element in Period 2 that requires the least amount of energy to remove an electron.
What is lithium?
The experiment that determined that an atom is mostly empty space
What is the Gold Foil Experiment?
family with a full or stable valence shell
polarity of a molecule that is symmetrical
What is a nonpolar molecule?
The formula for potassium sulfate
What is K2SO4?
The element that can form chains, rings, or networks.
What is carbon?
The oldest model of the atom
What is the cannonball?
family that contains elements with multiple positive oxidation states and tend to form colored ions
What are the transition metals?
determined by the electronegativity difference
What is bond polarity?
The name for CoCl2
What is cobalt (II) chloride?
The Lewis Dot Structure for ammonia
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