Atomic Dead Guys
Formula to Name
Name to Formula
Is It Physical or Chemical?
Atomic substances and Mixtures
100

This Greek philosopher was the first to suggest that matter was made of invisible, indivisible particles called "atomos."

Who is Democritus

100

The correct chemical name for MgCl2

What is magnesium chloride?

100

The correct chemical formula for lithium oxide.

What is Li2O?

100

Water boiling on a stove to produce steam is an example of this type of change.

What is a physical change?

100

A substance made of only one type of atom that cannot be broken down by chemical means, such as tungsten (W)

What is an element

200

This scientist proposed the first modern atomic theory, stating that atoms of the same element are identical and combine in fixed ratios.

Who is John Dalton?

200

The correct chemical name for PCl3

What is phosphorus trichloride?

200

The correct chemical formula for carbon dioxide.

What is CO2?

200

Gasoline combusting in a car engine to produce heat and energy is this type of change.

What is a chemical change?

200

Pure table salt NaCl is classified as this type of pure substance.

What is a compound

300

He used cathode ray tubes to discover the electron and proposed the "Plum Pudding" model of the atom.

Who is J.J. Thomson?

300

The correct chemical name for K2SO4

What is potassium sulfate?

300

The correct chemical formula for sodium nitrate.

What is NaNO3?

300

A property like mass, length, or volume that depends directly on the amount of matter present.

What is an extensive property?

300

A bowl of chicken noodle soup is an example of this type of mixture.

What is a heterogenous mixture?

400

His Gold Foil Experiment proved that the atom consists mostly of empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.

Who is Ernest Rutherford?

400

The correct chemical name for FeO

What is iron(II) oxide?

400

The correct chemical formula for copper(II) chloride.

What is CuCl2?

400

A property like boiling point, density, or color that depends only on the identity of the substance, not the amount.

What is an intensive property?

400

White Elmer's glue or a saltwater solution, which appears uniform throughout, is this type of mixture.

What is a homogeneous mixture?

500

He developed the planetary model of the atom, placing electrons into specific, quantized energy levels orbiting the nucleus.

Who is Niels Bohr?

500

The correct chemical name for HF 

What is hydrofluoric acid?

500

The correct chemical formula for sulfuric acid.

What is H2SO4?

500

Two clear liquids are mixed in a beaker, and a solid white powder settles to the bottom. This type of change has occurred.

What is a chemical change?

500

Elements located along the "staircase" of the periodic table that share properties of both metals and nonmetals.

What are metalloids?