The "Atom's" Family
This subatomic particle carries a positive charge.
What is a proton?
An arrangement of elements by atomic number.
What is the periodic table?
A pure substance composed of only one type of atom.
What is an element?
H
What is Hydrogen?
A compound derived from carbon and hydrogen.
What is an organic compound?
An electrically neutral subatomic particle located in the atom's nucleus.
What is a neutron?
A vertical column of elements in the periodic table.
What is a group?
The smallest chemical unit of a compound.
What is a molecule?
C
What is Carbon?
A number written before a formula to balance a chemical equation
What is a coefficient?
A negatively charged subatomic particle.
What is an electron?
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.
What is a period?
Samples so small they are visible only with the aid of a microscope.
What is microscopic?
Na
What is sodium?
Numbers written below the line to show numbers or ratios of atoms in a compound.
What are subscripts?
A region of three-dimensional space around an atom where you will likely find an electron.
What is an orbital?
Elements in Group of the periodic table?
What are the noble gasses?
The results from repeated observations that produce the same results every time.
What is a scientific fact?
Ne
What is Neon?
The seven nonmetals that exist as two-atom molecules during everyday conditions.
What are diatomic molecules?
The outermost electrons in an atom.
What are valence electrons?
Elements with properties between those of metal and nonmetals
What is a metalloid?
Science will a well-defined, short term goal of solving a specific problem.
What is Applied Science?
Au
What is gold?
Information that is numerical.
What is Quantitative?