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Atomic models
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
Periodic table
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The number of protons in an atom

Atomic Number

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What did Rutherford suggest about the structure of the atom based on the results of his gold foil experiment?

Positively charged mass in the center of the atom (he called it the nucleus),

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Positively charged

Protons

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Which group of the periodic table is the most reactive?

Group 1A, alkali metals

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Although there are many illustrations and models fo atoms, have scientists actually seen atoms themselves?

NO

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The sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

Mass number

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How many electrons does an atom of sodium have?  Its atomic number is 11

11

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Negatively charged

electrons

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Why do elements in group (column) of the periodic table have similar properties?

they have the same number of valence electrons 


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All mater is made of particles called ________________, and two or more of these from different elements can join together to form_________ in chemical reactions.

atoms, compounds

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Electrons that are in the highest energy level (the energy level farthest from the nucleus) of an atom of an element

Valence electrons

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How many electrons are in in the first energy level?

2

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Neutral Charge

neutrons

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Which group is the least reactive?

Nobel gases

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Where is the greatest part of the mass of an atom found

Nucleus

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Matter cannot be created nor destroyed, but changes from one form into another 

Law of conservation of mass

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For an electron to move to a lower energy level, it has to ______________________ energy

lose

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located in the nucleus

Protons and electrons

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Who first organized the periodic table?

Dmitri Mendeleev

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The atomic number for oxygen is 8.  How many electrons does an atom of oxygen have?

8

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Forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties

Isotopes

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What is the name for this atomic model

Bohr Model

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The smallest of the three subatomic particles

electrons

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How is the modern periodic table organized? 

As you move from left to right across a period, the atomic number (protons) increases by 1

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An atom of an element has a mass number of 38.  It has 20 neutrons in its nucleus.  How many protons does the atom have?

18