It Doesn't Measure Up
the metric unit for mass
What is the gram?
Start with the name of the first atom in the molecule. Replace the name of the next atom in the molecule with its -ide name. Put those 2 names together.
What is how to name an ionic compound?
Atoms that lie on the right side of the jagged line on the periodic table
What is a non-metal?
Matter cannot be created or destroyed: it can only change forms.
What is the law of mass conservation?
The electrons that exist farthest from an atom's nucleus. They are the electrons with the highest energy level number.
What are valence electrons?
Is no more than an educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
Name of the compound Al2O3
What is Aluminum oxide?
The relationship between frequency and wavelength, where, the larger the wavelength, the smaller the frequency.
What is inverse relationship?
Any substance that cannot be broken down (decomposed) into simpler components.
What is an element?
an atom that has gained or lost electrons, becoming electrically charged.
What is an ion?
The curved surface of liquid in a graduated cylinder
What is the meniscus?
When we add a prefix in front of the name of each atom in the compound.
What is how to name a covalent compounds?
Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
What are isotopes?
Substances that can be decomposed into elements by chemical means.
What are compounds?
a shared pair of valence electrons that hold atoms together in covalent compounds.
What is a covalent bond?
An indication of how close a measurement is to the true value
What is Accuracy?
Prefixes mono, hexa, di, hepta, tri meaning.
What is 1, 6, 2, 7, 3?
Clouds in which electrons orbit in.
What are orbitals?
A compound that contains at least 1 metal atom and at least 1 nonmetal atom.
What is an ionic compound?
The amount of energy needed to take and electron away from an atom.
What is ionization energy?
An indication of the scale one the measuring device that was used.
What is precision?
Prefixes for 8, 4, 9, 5, 10
What is octa, tetra, nona, penta, deca?
The form of energy released from electrons when they are trying to get back to their lowest energy state.
What is light?
A substance that contains different compounds and/or elements.
What is a mixture?
A measure of how strongly an atom attracts extra electrons top itself.
What is electronegativity?