Vocabulary
Periodic Table
Atomic Structure
8.5 A (Atoms)
8.5 B (Protons & Valence Electrons)
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smallest piece of an element that still represents that element

What is an atom

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A collection of all the known elements 

What is the periodic table?

100

Subatomic particle that carries a positive charge.

What is a proton?

100

How many Valance Electrons does Carbon have?

What is 4?

100

How many electrons does Argon have?

What is 18?

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Subatomic particle with a negative charge

What is a proton?

200

Columns that place elements that have the same characteristics together?

What is a group?

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The charge a neutron carries.

What is neutral?

200

Smallest particle and element can be broken down to.

What is an atom?

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How do you calculate the number of neutrons in an atom?

What is the Mass-Atomic Number= Neutrons?

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Area around an atomic nucleus where an electron is most likely located.

What is an electron cloud?
300

Rows that show an increase in reactivity and electronegativity?

What is a period?

300

The charge the electron carries.

What is a negative charge?

300

Number that identifies the number of protons and electrons an atom has.

What is the atomic number?

300

Calculates the mass number.

What is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom?

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What causes the electron cloud?

What is the speed of moving electrons?

400

Tells me the number of valence electrons an element has?

What is the group  number?

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Subatomic particles located in the nucleus.

What are protons and neutrons?

400

Contains most of the mass of the atom?

What is a neucleus?

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Element that has the same reactivity as Cl and an atomic mass of 19

What is Flourine?

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List the following terms from smallest to largest in mass?

atom, electron, proton

electron, proton atom?

500

group on the Periodic Table most likely contains an element that is highly reactive, a good conductor of electricity, and malleable?

What is group 1?

500

Electrons located in the outermost shell.

What are valence electrons?

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How many neutrons are in this element?


What is 14?

500

Strategy that helps identify the number of subatomic particles of an atom?

What is APE MAN?