Periodic Table, Atomic Basics, & Matter

Periodic Table

100

Name of the horizontal rows on the periodic table.

What is a period?

200

Name of the vertical columns on the periodic table.

What is a group or family?

300

The family name of Group 17 (VIIA)

What are the halogens?

400

Ni, Cu, and Au are a part of which group?

What are the transition metals?

500

Alkaline earth metal in Period 6

What is barium?

Atomic Structure

100

The location of protons and neutrons in an atom

What is the nucleus?

200

These subatomic particles have a mass of 1 amu.

What are protons and neutrons?

300

What is the charge and mass of an electron?

What is -1 and 0 amu?

400

This subatomic particle determines the identity of the element

What is a proton

500

The majority of the density of an atom is located here

What is the nucleus?

Isotopes

100

²³⁸₉₂U

Identify the atomic number.

What is 92?

200

²³⁸₉₂U

Identify the mass number.

What is 238?

300

²³⁸₉₂U

Identify the number of protons in uranium-238.

What is 92?

400

²³⁸₉₂U versus ²³⁵₉₂U

Uranium-238 and uranium-235 differ by ___ __________.

What are 3 neutrons?

500

Isotopes have the same number of _______________ but different numbers of _____________.

What are same protons and different neutrons?

Ions

100

The name of a positively charged ion

What is a cation?

200

The name of a negatively charged ion

What is a anion?

300

The Cl^- ion was formed by ____________ 1 electron

What is gaining?

400

Number of electrons in the Al³⁺ ion

What is 10 electrons?

500

Number of electrons in the P^3- ion?

What is 18 electrons?

Classifying Matter

100

Classify as an element, compound, heterogeneous mixture, or homogeneous mixture: N₂

What is an element?

200

Classify as an element, compound, heterogeneous mixture, or homogeneous mixture: Tap water

What is a homogeneous mixture?

300

Draw a particle diagram (at least 6 particles) showing a mixture of elements and compounds.

Answers will vary

400

Classify as an element, compound, heterogeneous mixture, or homogeneous mixture: Ethanol (C₂H₅OH)

What is a compound?

500

What is the main difference between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures?

Both types of mixtures are composed of 2 or more substances. However, heterogeneous mixtures have a nonuniform composition (more than 1 phase) while homogeneous mixtures have a uniform composition (1 phase only).