Experiments
Atomic Theories History
Periodic Table
PT Divisions
Quantum Model
100

What experiment did J.J. Thompson use to discover the electron?

William Crooke's Cathode Ray Tube

100

What did Aristotle believe matter was made out of?

Fire, Water, Air, and Earth

100

Who created the periodic table? Describe how the elements were arranged back then compared to now. 

The periodic table was created by Dmitri Mendeleev, and he arranged the elements by their chemical properties and atomic masses. Today, the periodic table is arranged by their chemical properties and atomic number. 

100

Name 3 properties of a non-metal. 

Brittle/Poor conductor of heat/Poor conductor of electricity/Dull lustre/Variations in colour/Ranges of states at room temperature/Opaque to transparent/Form anions

100

What is an orbital?

An orbital is a place/shape/area where an electron exists 90% of the time. 

200

During the gold foil experiment, Ernest Rutherford was shocked to see what?

He was shocked to see that the alpha particles bounced back (found the nucleus). 
200

Who created the mathematical equations for the movement of electrons?

Erwin Shrodinger

200
What is electroconductivity?

Electroconductivity: An atom's ability to conduct electricity. 

200

How many valence electrons do Alkali Earth Metals have?

2 valence electrons

200

Name the 4 quantum numbers. 

1. Principle Quantum Number

2. Angular Momentum

3. Magnetic Quantum Number

4. Spin Number

300

Who hypothesised that electrons behaved like waves?

BONUS: Who later proved this theory?

Louis de Broglie

BONUS: Thomas Young

300

Name the person who came up with the Plum Pudding Model and describe what it is. (atom's appearance)

J.J. Thompson. The Plum Pudding Model was a theory where the atoms had a positive dough and a negative plums (electrons). 

300

Describe the 3 factors that affect the size of an atom (atomic radii).

Number of Shells, Nuclear Charge, Electron Shielding

300

Name all of the families in the periodic table. (9)

Main (6)

Bonus (3)


Alkali Metals, Alkali Earth Metals, Transition Metals, Halogens, Noble Gases, Hydrogen

Bonus: Lanthanides, Actinides, Post-Transition Metals

300

What order of letters must you subtract when writing out cations in core notation?

p, s, d

400

What experiment did James Chadwick use to find the neutron?

He used Irene Joliot-Curie and her husband's beam created by hitting beryllium with alpha particles. 


He found that the beam had the same mass as a proton, but wasn't affected by the charged plates or magnets. 

400

Name all the people who contributed to the atomic theory history in order. (10)

Democritus, Aristotle, John Dalton, J.J. Thompson, Hantaro Nagaoka, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, Louis de Broglie, Erwin Shrodinger, James Chadwick

400

Describe what electronegativity is and how it affects families and periods the further you go along them. 

Electronegativity (EN): ability of an atom to attract an electron. 


Down: EN is decreased because of electron shielding

Across: EN is increased because nucleus has more protons (greater attraction)

400

Rank the following families by most reactive to least reactive:

Noble gases, Alkali earth metals, Halogens, Alkali metals

Alkali metals/Halogens, Alkali earth metals, Noble gases

400

Describe the orbital shape of d and f. 

d: 4 teardrops/butterfly/weird pacifier

f: 6-8 ovals/crazy shapes

500

Explain how Niels Bohr discovered that there were multiple orbits.

1. Electricity gives energy to electron

2. Electron moves up an orbit

3. Electron loses energy and moves back down

4. Energy is released as photonic light (specific colour)

Different colours were produced from different elements; therefore having different orbitals. 

500

Name and describe the 3 laws that were established by the time John Dalton made his new theory. 

- Law of Conservation of Mass: Mass stays the same within a closed system

- Law of Definite Composition: Reactants combine in specific ratios

- Law of Multiple Proportions: Reactants can combine in different ways

500

What does it mean when a compound has a small inequality?

- Unequal sharing

- Polar covalent bond

- Electrons want to go towards atom with a higher electronegativity, and will spend more time there

500

Name 3 properties of Halogens. 

F-At/Ions gain 1 electron/phave 7 valence electrons/All states of matter/Diatomic elements (bond in pairs)

500

Describe each of the 4 quantum numbers. 

(1: Principle Quantum Number, 2: Angular Momentum, 3: Magnetic Quantum Number, 4: Spin Number)

1: Size/distance from the nucleus

2: Shape of the orbital

3: Orientation in 3D

4: Determines which electron goes up and down