Atomic Structure
The location of the negatively charged particles
What is the electron cloud (outside)?
This state of matter has particles that move freely and spread apart.
What is a gas?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
The horizontal rows on the periodic table.
What are periods?
A subatomic particle with a positive charge
What is a proton?
The center of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
What is a nucleus?
The state of matter where particles vibrate in place and have a fixed shape.
What is a solid?
A state of matter that takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume
What is liquid?
The columns on the periodic table.
What are Groups?
A subatomic particle with no charge.
What is a neutron?
When elements share electrons to both feel full
What is a covalent bond?
Water vapor, oxygen & nitrogen
What are gases?
The state of matter that is present in stars.
What is plasma?
The one- or two-letter abbreviation for a chemical element.
What is a chemical symbol?
A subatomic particle with negative charge.
What is an electron?
When one atom gives an electron to another
What is an ionic bond?
Atoms packed together tightly
What is a solid?
Oil, juice & water
What is a liquid?
Elements that are good conductors of heat and electricity.
What are metals?
The center of an atom
What is the nucleus?
What is the octet rule?
Electrons located in the outermost energy level
What are valence electrons?
Proton, neutron & electron
What are subatomic particles that make up an atom?
Brittle elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity
What are nonmetals?
The smallest unit of matter that makes up everything (building blocks).
What is an atom?