Which is known as the Father of the Modern Periodic Table?
Dmitriv Mendeleev
An atom with 15 protons and 16 neutrons is an atom of ___________
Phosphorus
What two particles reside in the nucleus?
Proton and Neutron
What do we call the electrons in the outer energy level of an atom?
Valence electrons
The symbol Co stands for the element _____________
Cobalt
Atoms of the same element having the same atomic number, but different mass numbers are called __________.
Isotopes
How many protons, electrons, and neutrons, respectively, does Potassium have?
19, 19, 20
The symbol for the element Krypton is _______
Kr
Lithium has how many electrons in its outermost principal energy level?
1
Beryllium has an atomic number of 4 and a mass of 9. How many of each particle does it have?
Protons: 4 Electrons: 4 Neutrons: 5
How many neutrons are there in an atom of Xenon-134 (Atomic number 54)?
80
Which atomic particle determines the chemical behavior of an atom?
Proton
The halogens (Group 7) contain how many valence electrons?
7
Metal atoms tend to _________________ electrons and form ____________.
Lose; cations
Which particle has the smallest mass?
Electron
The elements chlorine and iodine have similar chemical properties because they ...
Have the same number of electrons in their outer energy levels
What charges do the following particles have, in order? Proton, Neutron, Electron
+, 0, -
Nonmetals tend to _____________ electrons to form an ___________
Gain; anions