Atoms and the Periodic Table
Structure of the Nuclear Atom
Distinguishing among Atoms
What is the Element?
Miscellaneous
100

This colorful display caused by electrons releasing photons is unique to each element, similar to a fingerprint.

What is an emission spectrum?

100

The subatomic particle orbits the nucleus and can change energy levels if it absorbs or releases the exact right amount of energy.

What is an electron?

100

This number tells you the number of protons an atom has.

What is the atomic number?

100

This element has the same number of protons and neutrons. The atomic mass is 28. 

What is silicon?

100

There are the items from this list that are an element but not a molecule: CaO, Ne, Li, N2, CO2, H

What are Ne, Li, and H?

200

An atom with 12 electrons shows metallic properties. This element is likely to show similar metallic properties. 

What is Calcium or Beryllium?

200

This subatomic particle is responsible for the an atoms atomic number. 

What is a proton?

200

This is the quantity of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

What is the mass number?

200

What element has 27 Protons and 32 Neutrons?

What is cobalt?

200

Which of the following has the greatest kinetic energy: H2O (l), CO (g), NO (g), Na2O (s), SiO(s) and why?

What is CO and NO because they are in the gas state.

300

The reaction between sodium and chlorine in its gaseous state releases a great amount of energy. This  atom is also likely release a great amount of energy when reacting with chlorine.

What is potassium (or lithium)?

300

A subatomic particle with no charge.

What is a neutron?

300

These atoms have different number of neutrons but the same number of protons making them the same element. 

What is an isotope?

300

This element has the following Bohr model: 2 electrons in the innermost shell, 8 electrons in the middle shell, and 6 electrons in its outer most shell. 

What is sulfur?

300

This is the weighted average of all isotopes of an element, not to be confused with the mass number!

What is the atomic mass?

400

This is a valence electron characteristic of group 14 elements

What is they have 4 valence electrons?
400

 These subatomic particles comprise most of the mass of an atom.

What are protons and neutrons?

400

These type of electron transition(s) will result in light being released and list one example (from n= to n=).  

What is a transition from a higher energy state to a lower energy state

400

This element has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p1

What is Aluminum?

400

An atom that has 7 valence electrons most likely belongs to this group on the periodic table

What is group 7 (or group 17)?

500

Name 3 patterns observed from the arrangement of the periodic table.

What is increasing number of protons, similar physical and chemical properties, and similar number of valence electrons?

500

These particular subatomic particles are responsible for the chemical reactivity of an atom.

What are valence electron?

500

This is one atomic structure characteristic that atoms in Group 14 have in common.

They have 4 valence electrons.

500

This element has a noble gas configuration of [Ne]3s23p3

What is Phosphorous?

500

An atom of arsenic has 33 electrons present in energy shells around the nucleus. This is correct number of electrons in each energy level.

What is 2, 8, 18, 5?

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