Subatomic Particles
History of the Atom/Atomic Models
Periodic Table Organization
Electromagnetic Spectrum & Emission
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100

What is the charge of a protons?

Positive (+1)

100

What element is named after a scientist who created a model of the atom? 

Bonus: Draw an example of the model they created.

Rutherfordium (Rf)

100

Which scientist created the first periodic table?

Bonus: Where were they from?

Dmitri Mendeleev

Bonus: Russia

100

What is the most stable state of the atom called?

The ground state


100

Where is Ms. Phillips from?

Batavia, Illinois!

200

What particles make up all the mass of an atom? 

Protons and neutrons

200

Which model of the atom was created by JJ Thomson? 

Bonus: What experiment did he use to create this model?


Plum Pudding Model

Bonus: Cathode Ray Tube (discovered positive and negative charges in atom) 

200

Name 3 elements with properties similar to xenon (Xe).

Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Radon (Rn), Oganesson (Os)

200

What do electrons do with excess energy when they return to the ground state?

They emit it as light

200

If y = 6x + 18, what is the value of x at y = 6?

Bonus: Does the graph of this function have a positive or negative slope? 

x = -2

Bonus: positive slope

300

What is the mass number of an atom with 15 protons, 18 neutrons, and 15 electrons?

Mass number = 33

This is an atom of P-33. 

300

Draw a Bohr model of an atom with 5 protons, 6 neutrons, and 5 electrons.

[Draw on board]

300

Name a lanthanide that is named after a location.

Europium (Eu); named after Europe.

300

Which has a higher frequency? 

Microwaves OR infrared light

Infrared (higher energy = higher frequency)

300

This body of water separates Sudan from Saudi Arabia.

The Red Sea

400

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in Sr-90?

38 protons

52 neutrons

38 electrons

400

Which model came first? 

Rutherford model, Chadwick model or Bohr model

Bonus: Draw an example of the model

Rutherford Model

400

Is the following element a metal, non-metal or metalloid? 

"The element is a grey, brittle substance that is lustrous, does not react with acid, and conducts an electrical current."

Metalloid

400

What type of long wavelength, electromagnetic radiation is used for communication?

Radio waves

400

What does Christopher McCandless obtain at the Fairbanks University bookstore?

Bonus: who wrote Into the Wild? 

A book on edible plants

Bonus: Jon Krakauer

500

Atom 1 has an atomic mass of 56 and 26 protons. 

Atoms 2 has an atomic number of 30 and 26 neutrons. 

Are these two atoms isotopes of each other?

Bonus: What elements are each atom? 

NO; they have the same atomic mass, but different atomic numbers. Isotopes of an element all have the same atomic number. 

Bonus: Atom 1 = Fe; Atom 2 = Zn

500

Draw the Bohr model for an atom with a mass number of 23 and 10 neutrons. 

Bonus: What element is this?  

[Draw on board]

Bonus: 13 protons = Aluminum

500

What family is the element with an atomic number of 7x + 3 = 24 in? 

Alkali metal (element is lithium, Li) 

500

True or false?

"Atoms can only absorb light energy"

False

500

The olfactory nerve in the brain is responsible for which sense?


Smell