Subatomic Particles
Counting Atoms
Electron Configuration Station
Periodic Table Placements
People Potpourri
Trick or Treat, Mrs. Gaeta Needs Something to Eat
100
You might think it's a negative, but I don't mind being the smallest subatomic particle.
What is an Electron?
100
This element has 49 protons.
What is Indium?
100
This element has an electron configuration that ends in 2s2.
What is Beryllium?
100
Ooo, shiny! Most elements in the periodic table are what type of material.
What is Metal?
100
This semi-giga guy discovered the neutron.
Who is CHADwick?
100
From last week's crossword, you found out that the "pumpkin" is not actually a pufferfish, but this animal instead.
What is a porcupinefish?
200
In the nucleus we're smashed nice and tight, there's 2 pieces that make this question right.
What are Protons and Neutrons?
200
This is how you solve for the amount of neutrons in an atom
What is mass minus protons OR mass minus atomic number?
200
This orbital type holds up to 10 electrons.
What is a d-orbital?
200
This is the group number of the Alkaline Earth Metals.
What is group 2?
200
Thomson discovered this subatomic particle and created the Plum Pudding Model.
What is an electron?
200
Dam, this mascot sure is a cute hard worker and represents Mrs. Gaeta's university well.
What is Benny the Beaver?
300
Our philosopher's stone is broken, and takes our gold and removes a proton from it. This is the element it gets turned into.
What is Platinum?
300
If an ion has a positive 2 charge, it changes the electrons in this way.
What is losing 2 electrons?
300
This is how the electron configuration ends for Phosphorus.
What is 3p3?
300
This is the metal element that makes contact with the staircase. And no, you should not call it tin foil.
What is Aluminum?
300
This toga wearing man came up with the word atom.
Who is Democritus?
300
During a romantic dinner in the east coast of Italy, Mrs. Gaeta saw these lovely pink birds fly overhead while she chowed down shrimp and eel.
What is a flamingo?
400
The number of neutrons in Oxygen-18.
What 10?
400
This is the proton, neutron, and electron amount of Ba-139.
What is p=56, n=83, e=56?
400
This is whats wrong with the following configuration for Calcium: [Ar] 1s2
What is 1s2 => 4s2?
400
This trend on the periodic table increases as we go down and towards the left.
What is atomic radius?
400
Schrödinger created the model describing electrons as living in these spaces.
What are clouds of probability or orbitals?
400
On her honeymoon, Mrs. Gaeta spent some time with dead people underground, while walking the lengths of these places in Rome.
What are catacombs?
500
Electrons in the outermost orbital of an atom are called this - be careful, they might want to react with you!
What are Valence Electrons?
500
This group of elements has all the valence electrons they need - they don't want to react with anything.
What are the Noble Gases?
500
This is the complete written configuration for Bromine.
What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4s5?
500
This letter represents the position of the most reactive/electronegative element.
What is "e" ?
500
Rutherford's discovery of the tiny nucleus lead to the understanding that the volume of an atom is mostly this.
What is empty space?
500
Mrs. Gaeta has a scar from playing with this super cold liquid while doing a teaching demonstration.
What is liquid nitrogen?