Periodic Table
A "family"
What is another word for a column in the Periodic Table?
A negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus
What is an electron?
An element with 3 protons, 4 neutrons, and 3 electrons.
What is lithium?
The outermost electron shell.
What is a valence shell?
The main ingredient in hot chips
What is a potato?
Elements within the same row have the same number of electron shells
What is a period?
Sits within the nucleus and determines the type of element or its atomic number
What is a proton?
An element with 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons
What is oxygen?
Elements that are highly un-reactive.
What are noble gases?
The third planet from the sun
What is the Earth?
Metals, semi-metals, and non-metals.
What are the three main groups of the Periodic Table?
The number of protons and neutrons within the nucleus
What does atomic mass represent?
Helium, neon, and argon are all examples of this.
What are noble gases?
A rule for the maximum number of electrons that can fit within each shell.
What is the 2-8-8-18 rule?
An animal with strips that looks like a horse
What is a zebra?
Increases as you move down a family in the Periodic Table
What is atomic radius?
The mass of an electron is too small and therefore is negligible when calculating an atom's atomic mass.
Why does atomic mass not include electrons?
Has a density less than the air around us and used in balloons.
What is helium?
Chlorine is more likely to do this than Beryllium
Which element is more likely to gain an electron?
A type of material that is made out of crude oil
What is polyester?