Building Blocks of Creation
The smallest particle of an element that still keeps the properties of that element.
What is an ATOM?
What are the 3 basic parts of the atom?
PROTONS, NEUTRONS, ELECTRONS
What is the center of the atom that contains the protons and neutrons? This is the heaviest part of the atom!
NUCLEUS
An outer shell with this number of electrons makes an atom stable or “happy”
8
Atoms that have a different number of protons than neutrons are called ____________
ISOTOPES
A group of one kind of atom. Hint: 94 of these are naturally occurring, made by God
What is an ELEMENT?
What is the electrical energy that causes atom to be either attracted or repelled by each other?
CHARGE
True or False: neutrally charged atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons.
TRUE
The electrons in the outermost shell of an atom are referred to as the __________ __________
VALENCE ELECTRONS
This noble gas does not adhere to the octet rule
HELIUM
Elements that are man made are known as these kind of elements
SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS
The name of the positively charged particles in an atom are called?
PROTONS
What particle of the atom lives in a particular energy level? Hint: Energy levels are also called orbitals or electron shells.
ELECTRONS
Which element has 82 protons?
LEAD (Pb)
Ionic Bonds share electrons while Covalent Bonds give and take electrons. True or False?
FALSE
True or False: All molecules are compounds
FALSE
Negatively charged particles in an atom are called ____ and the ____ have no charge at all.
ELECTRONS and NEUTRONS
The first electron shell can hold only ___ electrons, and the second shell can only hold ___ electrons.
2, 8
A positively charged ion is called a ________ while a negatively charged ion is called an ___________
CATION, ANION
These scientists were people long ago who experimented by mixing chemicals together, hoping to make gold or find cures for diseases.
ALCHEMISTS
The word for when 2 or more atoms are combined
MOLECULE
The number of protons an atom has is also its ______ ______.
ATOMIC NUMBER
The number of nucleons an atom has is also its _______ ________.
MASS NUMBER
The number in the top corner of an element in the periodic table is called the _________ __________. This number also tells us how many ___________ an element has.
ATOMIC NUMBER, PROTONS
There are 6 gases that are stable and non-reactive. These are referred to as ___________ __________.
NOBLE GASES