Atomic Theory
Atomic Structure & Ions
Reading the Periodic Table
Periods, Families, and Regions
Common Elements & Their Uses
100

This scientist suggested that matter is made up of tiny, indivisible atoms.[1]

Answer: Who is Dalton

100

This number equals the number of protons in an atom.[1]

Answer: What is the atomic number?

100

This number on a periodic table entry tells you how many protons an atom of the element has.[1]

Answer: What is the atomic number

100

Each horizontal row on the periodic table is called this.[1]

Answer: What is a period?

100

This colourless, odourless, tasteless gas is highly flammable and can be used to power some automobiles.[1]

Answer: What is hydrogen

200

He proposed that atoms contain negatively charged particles later called electrons.[1]

Answer: Who is Thomson

200

This number equals the total number of protons plus neutrons in an atom.[1]

Answer: What is the mass number

200

The periodic table entry shows this value as a decimal representing the average mass of the element’s atoms.[1]

Answer: What is the average atomic mass

200

Each vertical column on the periodic table is called a group or this.[1]

Answer: What is a family

200

Most hydrogen on Earth is found combined with oxygen to form this compound.[1]

Answer: What is water?

300

This scientist discovered the nucleus and its subatomic particles using a gold foil experiment.[1]

Answer: Who is Rutherford

300

In a neutral atom, the number of these particles equals the number of protons.[1]

Answer: What are electrons

300

The one- or two-letter set used to represent an element is called this.[1]

Answer: What is a chemical symbol

300

Elements in the same vertical column have similar values for these properties.[1]

Answer: What are chemical properties

300

Oxygen is produced by plants as a by-product of this process that uses sunlight.[1]

Answer: What is photosynthesis

400

He proposed that electrons are located in shells around the nucleus.[1]

Answer: Who is Bohr

400

This type of particle imbalance produces the electric charge on an ion.[1]

Answer: What is an imbalance between protons and electrons?

400

This is the full written name of an element, such as “magnesium” or “oxygen.”[1]

Answer: What is the element name

400

Group 1 elements (except hydrogen) are known by this family name.[1]

Answer: What are alkali metals

400

In this process, cells combine oxygen with sugar to release energy.[1]

Answer: What is cellular respiration?

500

These tiny entities are the basic building blocks of all matter, according to atomic theory.[1]

Answer: What are atoms

500

Too many electrons on an atom produce this type of charge.[1]

Answer: What is a negative charge

500

In the magnesium entry “Mg 24.3,” the number 24.3 is this.[1]

Answer: What is the average atomic mass

500

Group 2 elements are called this family of metals.[1]

Answer: What are alkaline earth metals

500

Sodium reacts with water to release hydrogen gas, heat, and a toxic compound used in this household product.[1]

Answer: What is drain cleaner

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