Vocabulary Part 1
A subatomic particle that exist within shells of atoms; each carrying an electric charge of -1.
Electron
This is the lightest element on the Periodic Table
Hydrogen
Composed of electrically charged particles and the smallest unit of matter that has the properties of a chemical element.
Atom
There are this many elements in the Periodic Table.
118
Fundamental materials each containing unique properties of which all matter is composed.
A measure of how readily a substance undergoes a chemical reaction.
This is element number 80.
Mercury
A column of elements in the Periodic Table of Elements.”
Element Group
What's the maximum number of electrons that occupy the shell nearest the nucleus?
2
A row of elements in the Periodic Table of Elements.
Element Period
How strongly an atom attracts other electrons.
Electron Affinity
Potassium has this many valence electrons.
1
How strongly an atom holds on to its own electrons.
Ionization Energy
Ionization energy increases as you move this direction on the Periodic Table.
Right, Up
The set of properties associated with metals which include metallic luster, high electrical and thermal conductivity, and malleability.
Metallic Character
A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
Covalent Bond
What group number is Lead part of?
14
A type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Ionic Bond
Left, Down
An atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.
Ion
A positively charged ion.
Cation
Cesium and Fluorine can combine to form this type of bond.
Ionic
A negatively charged ion.
Anion
This family of elements has the lowest ionization energies.
Alkali Metals
A diagram that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, as well as the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.
Lewis Dot Structure