Parts of the Atom
This is the center of the atom.
What is the NUCLEUS?
This element has an atomic number 11 and a chemical symbol Na.
What is SODIUM?
The rows going from left to right on the periodic table are called ___________.
What are PERIODS?
Ions have either gained or lost ___________.
What are ELECTRONS?
This type of bond is when atoms share electrons.
What is COVALENT?
These are found in the nucleus.
What are PROTONS AND NEUTRONS?
This element has an atomic number 4 and it is in group 2.
The columns going up and down on the periodic table are called ___________.
What are GROUPS?
Positive ions are called __________.
What are cations?
Covalent bonds are always formed between two ______.
What are NONMETALS?
This subatomic particle (part of the atom) has a positive charge and determines the name of an element.
What are PROTONS?
This element has an atomic number 8 and a mass number 16.
What is OXYGEN?
What is RIGHT?
Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, but a different number of __________.
What are NEUTRONS?
__________ bonds form when an electron is transferred from one atom to another.
What are IONIC?
This subatomic particle has a negative charge and is gained or lost in ions.
What are electrons?
This element has 16 protons and it is a nonmetal.
What is SULFUR?
The first group of elements on the periodic table are called __________ metals, and they are soft and not very dense.
What is ALKALI?
A negative ion is called an _________.
What is an ANION?
Ionic bonds are always between __________.
What are A METAL AND A NONMETAL?
Multiple atoms bonded together are called a _________.
What is MOLECULE/COMPOUND?
Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are called ________.
What are METALLOIDS?
A Potassium atom has a +2 charge. It has _________ electrons.
What is LOST?
A chemical _________ is what you call the force of attraction between two atoms. In other words, when one atom is connected to another.
What is BOND?