Periodic Table
Atom Parts
Vocab Part 1
Vocab Part 2
Etc.
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How were the elements arranged on Mendeleev's first periodic table?
Atomic Mass
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How small are atoms?
Too small to be seen by the unaided eye.
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The smallest particles of an element that have the same chemical properties as the element.
Atoms.
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A particle with a negative electrical charge.
Electron.
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True or False? Copper is a metal and is a conductor of electricity.
True.
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Moving from left to right across the periodic table, how do the elements change?
They change from metals to metalloids, to nonmetals.
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Where is the densest part of an atom?
Nucleus.
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The center of an atom, which contains most of the atom's mass.
Nucleus.
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The number of protons in an atom of an element.
Atomic Number.
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The elements have the same number of protons, but vary in neutrons which differ its atomic mass....this is called
Isotope.
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A chart that shows the elements in order of increasing atomic number.
What is the periodic table.
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The atomic number of calcium is 20. What can you tell me about the atom of this element?
It has 20 protons.
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A particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom and has no electrical charge.
Neutron.
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Water is a ______________ that contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Molecule.
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What is the formula for atomic mass?
Protons + Neutrons = Atomic Mass
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Elements on the far right of the periodic table are classified as....
Nonmetals.
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True or False? The mass of an electron is about equal to the mass of a proton.
False
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A positively charged particle inside an atom's nucleus.
Proton.
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Who is known as the "Father of the Periodic Table"?
Dmitri Mendeleev
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There is an element missing from the periodic table. To the left of this element the atomic mass is 68.2, to the right of this element the atomic mass is 73.4 What could the atomic mass for the unknown element be?
68.3 - 73.3
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True or False? A metalloid is an element with all the same properties as metals.
False.
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The sum of an atom's protons and neutrons is its....
Atomic Mass.
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When the same element has different atomic masses, it is called a(n).....
Isotope.
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The smallest particle of a compound that still has all the qualities of that compound.
Molecule.
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How do elements combine to form all types of matter?
Atoms of elements join to form molecules of compounds. Some compounds are collections of atoms held together by their opposite charges. There are over 100 elements, and they can combine in many ways to make up all matter.
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