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Periodic Table
Questions on the periodic table and elements.
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11/09/2005

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Term
The Number of potons in the nucleus of an atom is called the ...
Definition
Atomic Number
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Why is an atom neutral?
Definition
The protons have 1 elctron and they cancel each other out.
Term
What is a unit of measurement for the mass of particles in atoms?
Definition
Atomic Mass Unit (AMU)
Term
True or false?
Atoms of a particular element can have diffrent number's of neutrons.
Definition
True
Term
True or False?
Atoms of a particular element always have the same number of protons.
Definition
true
Term
True or false?
The mass of atoms of a particular element can vary.
Definition
True
Term
True or false?
Neutrons play an important role in chemical reactions.
Definition
False
Term
The space in which the electrons move is huge compared to the space occupies by the _________.
Definition
Nucleus.
Term
What are the electrons farthest from the nucleus called?
Definition
Valence electrons
Term
What moves between 2 atoms when a chemical bond forms between the atoms?
Definition
Valence electrons
Term
proton
Definition
positively charged, in the nucleus.
Term
electron
Definition
negetively charged, moves around nucleus.
Term
What does an atom consist of?
Definition
It consists of a nucleus surrounded by 1 or ore electrons.
Term
What are 2 ways in which valence electrons move between atoms?
Definition
they can be transferred
They may be shared.
Term
A way to show the number of valence electrons an atom has, using dots around the symbol of an element, is a __________
Definition
electron dot diagram.
Term
neutron
Definition
neutral charge, in the nucleus.
Term
nucleus
Definition
central core of the atoms consists of protons and neutrons.
Term
what are two things that can happen when an atom forms a chemical bond.
Definition
valence electrons increase to eight.
all of the electrons are given up.
Term
when atoms end up with eight or zero valence electrons, how are they diffrent?
Definition
they become either less or more reactive.
Term
what did dmetri mendeleev recognize in 1869?
Definition
a system that applied to all elements.
Term
what is the atomic mass of an element's atoms.
Definition
it is the average mass of am element's atoms.
Term
what R 2 especially importra.nt properties that mendeleev noted about the elements
Definition
Repetition in properties.
pattern in increased atomic mass.
Term
Mendeleev noticed that patterns appeared when he arranged the elements in what way?
Definition
increased atomic Mass!
Term
A chart of the elements showing the reapeting patern of their properties is called _________>
Definition
Periodic table
Term
What does the word periodic mean?
Definition
a regular repeated pattern.
Term
How many missing elements did mendeleev predict he would discover?
Definition
3
Term
in the MODERN periodic table elements are arranged according to their?
Definition
Atomic #
Term
where does the periodic table become wider?
Definition
elements 58-71
Term
From an elements position on the periodic table you can predict its _______.
Definition
Properties.
Term
What does each square of the periodic table usually include?
Definition
Atomic #, Atomic Mass, element Symbol, element name.
Term
How can an element;s properties B predicted?
Definition
Fromit's location on the periodic table.
Term
Element's im a column are called?
Definition
groups/families
Term
Treu or False?
element's in a group all have the same atomic mass.
Definition
false
Term
T ot F?
All elements in a group have similiar characteristics?
Definition
True
Term
T or False
elements in a group all have similiar atomic #?
Definition
false
Term
elemnts in a group have the same chemical symbol?
T or F?
Definition
False
Term
A horizontal row acroos the periodic table is called a ____.
Definition
period
Term
T or F?
The elements in each period are not alike in properties.
Definition
true
Term
Why does the periodic table work?
Definition
it's based on the structure of atoms, especially the valence electrons.
Term
The # of Valence electrons in a row of eight increase from 1 to __.
Definition
8
Term
Why do elements in a family have similiar properties?
Definition
because they have the same # of valence electrons.
Term
true about elements?
Definition
the # of V.E. an element hsa increases from left to right across P.T.
The properties across a period change regularly.
all elements in a family have the same # of valence electrons.
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