Atomic Structure
Elements & Atoms
Periodic Table Basics
Groups & Families
Metals, nonmetals, metalloids
100
Identify the three parts of the atom and their charges.
What is the proton (+), electron (-), neutron (0)?
100
An element is...
What is a substance that cannot be broken down or separated into simpler substances?
100
He is the father of the periodic table.
Who is Dimitri Mendeleev?
100
Vertical columns on the periodic table are called _________ or ____________ and there are _________ of these.
What is groups or families and 18?
100
In what order are the regions arranged on the periodic table when you read it from left to right?
What is Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals?
200
These two parts of the atom have opposite charges and keep the atom "neutral."
What is the proton and the electron?
200
An element's atom is identified by this number and it is equal to __________.
What is the atomic number or number of protons?
200
Elements on the periodic table are arranged by increasing ___________ _______________.
What is the atomic number?
200
This group of elements have a full valence shell and do not react with any other elements.
What is the noble gases?
200
The category of element that has both properties of metals and nonmetals and borders the ________.
What is the metalloids and staircase line?
300
This is the part of the atom that has no charge. It is located in the ____________.
What is the neutron and nucleus?
300
Identify the elements in the following formula... FeO2
What is Iron and Oxygen?
300
These are the four things each of the periodic squares tells you about an element.
What is Chemical Symbol, Element Name, Atomic Number, Atomic Mass?
300
Most of the periodic table is made of this category of elements.
What is the metals?
300
The nonmetals are located on the _________ side of the staircase line on the periodic table.
What is right?
400
When atoms are able to lose and gain electrons they form ______________.
What is compounds?
400
The elements on the periodic table are usually categorized as ________, ________ or _________.
What are metals, nonmetals, and metalloids?
400
Elements in a family/group are in the same column because they __________.
What is share characteristics or valence electrons?
400
Hydrogen does not really belong to Group 1 the Alkali Metals. It is put with that group because...
What is it has only one valence electron but it doesn't share characteristics with any other family on the periodic table?
400
Brittany is holding a sample that is shiny, brittle, and conducts electricity. She is holding a sample of a ________.
What is a metalloid?
500
Most of the mass of the atom comes from these two particles.
What is proton and neutron?
500
Use the periodic table to find how many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in Potassium (K).
What is the protons = 19, electrons = 19 and neutrons = 20?
500
Horizontal rows across the periodic table are called ______ and there are _____ of these.
What is a period and seven?
500
These two groups bond easily because one of them gives away its valence electron and the other group needs only one electron to have a full shell. Together they form salts.
What is Alkali Metals and Halogens?
500
This region of elements is less reactive, gaseous, and tend to have 5 or more valence electrons.
What is nonmetals?