Matter & Change
Atoms
Electrons
Chemists
Wild Card
100

This is anything that takes up space (has a mass).

What is matter?

100

What does this symbol represent? p+

What is a proton?

100
In SI, the frequency of electromagnetic radiation is measured in these units.
What is the Hertz?
100

Who was John Dalton & what did he do ?

English chemist who formulated an atomic theory and the law said that all atoms of an element are identical, chemical reactions occur when atoms recombine in new ways, simple whole numbers

100

How many significant figures are in 0.01450?

What is four?

200

A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

What is a physical property?

200

Which subatomic particle carries a negative charge?

What is an electron?

200
A quantum of electromagnetic energy is called this.
What is a photon?
200

What did J.J Thompson do ?

Used the cathode ray tube to discover electrons

200

How would you write this number in scientific notation, 0.00000003245 m?

What is 3.245 X 10-8?

300

Burning fuel is this type of change.

What is a chemical change?

300

What is the net charge of an atom?

What is zero?

300
If electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies, the atoms is in this.
What is the ground state?
300

He was known for his gold foil experiment- fired negative ions at thin sheet of gold foil, discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom , who is he ?

Who is Ernest Ruthford

300

What is the full electron configuration for Al?

1s22s22p63s23p1

400

Freezing point is an example of what type of property?

What is a physical property?

400

Contains the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons

What is an isotope?

400
This is the part of the atom where electrons CANNOT be found.
What is the nucleus?
400

Thompson's model was called ?

What is the Plum Pudding Model or chocolate chip cookie model?

400

What is the noble gas configuration for V?

What is [Ar] 4s23d3?

500

The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but no definite shape.

What is the liquid state?

500

What is an atom called the has lost an electron?

What is a cation?

500
This is the shape of the p orbitals.
What are dumbbells?
500

Who was Democritus ?

Who is a greek philosopher that said all matter is made of tiny, indestructible particles called atomos

500

What are the three principles that need to be followed when writing the orbital notation for an element?  

What are the Aufbau principle, the Pauli exclusion principle, and Hund's Rule?

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