Atoms
Name the 3 subatomic particles
Proton, Neutron, Electron
What are the 3 types of radiation?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Increasing atomic number
What are the 3 types of bonds?
Ionic, covalent, metallic
Isotopes are
What charge does the nucleus have?
Positive
Which type of radiation has the most penetrating power?
Gamma
Elements in the same family have the same number of what
Valence electrons
Why do atoms bond?
To get full orbitals
An atom with 6 protons and 8 electrons would have what charge?
-2
If an atom of sodium has a mass of 24 how many neutrons does it have?
13
When an element decays it turns into another element called what
Daughter Elements
Increases left to right and bottom to top
Nonmetals
What group of elements would hydrogen be likely to bond with?
Halogens
An ion is what
Electrically charged atom
Why do atoms go through radioactive decay
To become stable
Where are the metals found?
To the left
Which type of bond uses the criss-cross method?
Ionic compounds
What is the name of the group of metals in the middle of the periodic table?
Transition metals
Why are electrons found in orbitals and not stuck to the nucleus?
Repulsive forces between each electron
Every element past what number is radioactive
83 Bismuth
Is hydrogen a metal or a nonmetal?
Nonmetal
Metallic bonds occur between atoms and what
The communal group of electrons donated
Alpha radiation emits what
A helium nucleus