Introduction to Chemistry
Basic Concepts of Matter
The Structure of the Atom
Introduction to the Periodic Table
More Questions on the Periodic Table
100
Organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical are four branches of this.
What is chemistry?
100
Anything that has mass and occupies space.
What is matter?
100
These are tiny, invisible, and indestructible particles that make up elements.
What are atoms?
100
These are on the periodic table.
What are elements?
100
This is the symbol for carbon.
What is C?
200
This is mostly concerned with the study of compounds containing the element carbon.
What is organic chemistry?
200
This may be potential or kinetic.
What is energy?
200
All the protons and neutrons are found in this.
What is the nucleus?
200
H-O-H is this liquid.
What is water?
200
The ability to attract electrons.
What is electronegativity?
300
This is a hypothesis which is proven true repeatedly by many scientists.
What is a theory?
300
This is a speculation of the probably cause or explanation of an observed phenomenon.
What is a hypothesis?
300
This is found outside the nucleus.
What is the electron?
300
This is the symbol for aluminum.
What is Al?
300
Gases that have little tendency to lose or gain electrons.
What are noble gases?
400
This involves the study of kinetics and reaction mechanisms.
What is biochemistry?
400
This states that energy can be neither created or destroyed, but may be transformed from one form to another.
What is the Law of Conservation
400
These atoms have different atomic masses but the same atomic number.
What are isotopes?
400
These metals make up the group 1 elements.
What are alkaline metals?
400
These are the most reactive non-metals.
What are halogens?
500
This is the third step of the scientific method.
What is experimentation?
500
This is a pure substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
What is an element?
500
The highest principal energy level on an atom.
What is a valence electron?
500
These are elements that will combine with other atoms of themselves but not other elements.
What are polyatomic molecular elements?
500
These are normally found in nature in the combined form.
What are metals?
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