Subatomic Particles
The positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
What is a proton?
The subatomic particle that determine's an elements atomic number (and therefore place) on the Periodic Table
What are protons?
A positively charged ion
What is a cation?
Forms of the same element that have different masses.
What is an isotope?
The full name of the PT is the Periodic Table of __________
What are elements?
The particle outside of the nucleus
What is an electron?
Each element has a unique number of this subatomic particle.
What are protons?
This type of ion has more electrons than protons.
What is an anion?
What are neutrons?
The scientist credited with developing/discovering the Periodic Table
Who is Mendeleev?
The particle that changes an element's isotopic mass
Neutron
The elements in the periodic table are arranged in order of increasing what?
What is atomic number?
Ions have uneven numbers of these particles.
What are protons and electrons?
These are the two main types of isotopes.
What are radioactive and stable isotopes?
Another name for the columns on the Periodic Table that share similar chemical properties.
What are groups/families?
The smallest of the 3 subatomic particles
What are electrons?
The group/family on the Periodic Table that is most reactive.
What is group 1?
The name of a fluorine atom
What is fluoride?
In isotope notation, this number goes on the top left.
What is atomic mass number?
Metals are generally located in this area of the Periodic Table.
What is the left side of the Periodic Table?
Another word for protons and neutrons. (Not mass number)
What are nucleons?
The first column/family/group of elements on the table (on the far right) are called this name.
What are alkali metals?
This is the type of ion that Na (Sodium) forms.
What is a cation?
In isotope notation, the number on the bottom left subtracted from the number on the top left represents the number of what subatomic particle.
What is a neutron?
The bottom most number on each square of the Periodic table (i.e. the decimal number). Be specific.
What is AVERAGE atomic mass?