the building blocks of matter are
atoms
Philosopher who believe that atoms were really the elements earth, wind, fire, and water.
aristotle
In covalent bonds electrons are _________
shared
The most stable group on the periodic table is
noble gases
Positive subatomic particles are called
protons
Anything that has mass and takes up space (volume) is the definition of ________
matter
This theorist discovered the nucleus of the atoms through his famous gold foil experiment.
earnest rutherford
The father of the periodic table was named ____.
dmitri mendeleev
Neutral sub-atomic particles are called ________
neutrons
Two or more atoms of DIFFERENT kinds bonded together are called
compound molecules
This theorist is the father of the plum pudding model which describe atoms as positive spheres filled with negative electrons
JJ Thompson
The rule that states that all elements want to bond in order to become stable like noble gases with a set of 8 electrons is called the ______ rule
octet
The largest mostly metal group on the periodic table is called the ______________
transition metals
The outermost electrons in bohr models and dot diagrams are called _______ ________
valence electrons
rows on the periodic table are called 1. __________
columns on the periodic table are called 2. _____
2. groups or families
This theorist is the father of the most common atomic model we use in chemistry. It depicts electrons in specific energy levels
neils bohr
A covalent bond that occurs between atoms of very different sizes, sharing different numbers of electrons, which results in a slightly positive and negative charges is called _____
polar bond
halogens and alkali metals
If the atomic mass of oxygen is 16.8 and its atomic number is 8 how many neutrons does it have?
9
All of the elements in CHNOPS are _______.
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur
This philosopher invented the word atomos which means uncuttable because he believed atoms could not be created or destroyed - which become the foundation for the Law of Conservation of Matter
Democritus
Water is considered a _________ covalent bond
polar.
The two rare earth families that are radioactive and often man made are called ________ and _______
lanthanides and actinides
The shorthand way to indicate the name of an element is called?
atomic symbol or chemical symbol