What is the centre of the atom?
Nucleus
What does the group number tell you?
The number of electrons in the outer shell
What does the period number tell you?
The number of shells in an atom of that elemet
How many electrons fit on the second energy level?
8
What happens to the reactivity of Group 1 and Group 7 elements as you go down the group?
Group 1 - reactivity increases
Group 7 - reactivity decreases
What is the electron configuration for NEON
2, 8
What element is a gas with 22 neutrons?
Argon
Why are group 1 metals called the alkali metals?
When they react with water, Group 1 elements form metal hydroxides which are alkaline
What is the electron configuration for Calcium
2, 8, 8, 2
What does the term 'valence electrons' mean? (2 things)
number of electrons on outermost shell, tells the group number of an element
What subatomic particle is not inside the nucleus?
Electron
What element has 17 electrons?
Chlorine
Total number of electrons in all shells
What is the atomic number?