Atomic Structure
What is an atom?
An atom is the smallest unit of matter that forms a chemical element
What is the periodic table?
A table of all known elements
What is ionic bonding?
The bonding of a metal and non metal
What basic three particles does an atom consist of?
Electrons, Neutrons and Protons
What is a period?
The rows on a periodic table
Why does ionic bonding occur?
This happens when a metal atom loses one or more of its atoms to a non metal atom
What is an atomic number?
The number of protons in an element
What is a group?
The columns on a periodic table
What kind of atom is hydrogen?
A nonmetallic atom
What is atomic mass?
The mass of an element
Who first published the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Name the six noble gases
Radon, Helium, Crypton, Xenon, Neon and Argon
If the atomic number for Mc is 115, how many protons are in the element?
115
What can you work out by looking at the group number of an element?
The number of electrons in the most outer layer of an atom.