represents how many and what kinds of elements are in the compound
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carbon
Front
C
Back
cadmium
Front
Cd
Back
diatomic molecles
Front
a molecule made of 2 atoms (like 2 oxygens, or 2 flourines)
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nuclear atom
Front
The atom has a positively charged nucleus with an orbiting negative cloud of electrons
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law of constant composition
Front
atoms can not be made nor destroyed
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argon
Front
Ar
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iodine
Front
I
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magnesium
Front
Mg
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nucleus
Front
the center of the atom. Contains protons and nuetrons
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groups
Front
vertical columns of the periodic table
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periodic table
Front
a chart of all the different kinds of elements
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element symbols
Front
Letters that represent the element
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iron
Front
Fe
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electron
Front
negative charged subatomic particle
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transition metals
Front
the short columns of the periodic table
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fluorine
Front
F
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calcium
Front
Ca
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isotopes
Front
Atoms of the same element having different number of neutrons
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mass number
Front
the number of protons + the number of neutrons
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proton
Front
positive charged subatomic particle
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hydrogen
Front
H
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cobalt
Front
Co
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gold
Front
Au
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arsenic
Front
As
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compound
Front
made of 2 or more elements
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boron
Front
B
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helium
Front
He
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bismuth
Front
Bi
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lead
Front
Pb
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lithium
Front
Li
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manganese
Front
Mn
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metals
Front
an element that gives up electrons easily. They are lustrous, malleable, and a good conductor of heat and electricity.
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aluminum
Front
Al
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copper
Front
Cu
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antimony
Front
Sb
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alkaline earth metals
Front
Group (column) 2 metals
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atomic number
Front
represents the number of protons in the nucleus
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mercury
Front
Hg
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atom
Front
basic unit that elements are made of
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halogens
Front
Group (column) 7 elements
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alkali metals
Front
Group (column) 1 metals
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chromium
Front
Cr
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barium
Front
Ba
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Dalton's atomic theory
Front
Elements are made of atoms
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Section 2
(50 cards)
radium
Front
Ra
Back
Radon
Front
Rn
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uranium
Front
U
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ratio
Front
- how much of that atom is in 1 molecule of that compound
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zinc
Front
Zn
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Ernest Rutherford
Front
Gold foil experiment
Accidentally discovered the atom's nucleus, protons and neutron
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JJ Thompson
Front
Discovered electrons
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what are the positively charged particles found in the nuclei of atoms called
Front
...
Back
silver
Front
Ag
Back
True or false
Most atoms also contain neutrons which are slightly heavier than protons but carry no charge
Front
...
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Dmitri Mendeleev
Front
Russian scientist
1869 arranged the table in the columns and rows they are in today
He actually arranged the elements in order of mass number instead of atomic number
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What does a catalytic converter do?
Front
Converts CO in car exhaust to CO2
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John Dalton
Front
English scientist & teacher
Dalton's atomic theory
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the chemical formula for glucose?
Front
C6 H12 O6
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phosphorus
Front
P
Back
true or false
The proton and the electron have similar masses but opposite charges
Front
...
Back
examples of symbols that don't relate to the spelling of their elements
Front
antimony - Sb
copper - Cu
gold - Au
iron - Fe
Lead -Pb
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titanium
Front
Ti
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What is the chemical formula for water?
Front
H2O
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how do we write chemical formulas
Front
Represent ea. type of element present w/ its chemical symbol
Write the amount of that type of atom with a small # to the bottom right of the symbol
When only 1 of a particular atom is present, we do not put a 1 subscript
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Which part of the atom determines its chemical properties?
Front
electron
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nickel
Front
Ni
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oxygen
Front
O
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Where do we find atomic mass on the periodic table?
Front
bottom # under word
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although the nucleus of an atom is very importan, it is the ________ of the atom that determine its chemical properties
Front
...
Back
silicon
Front
Si
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what uncharged particles are found in the nuclei of most atoms
Front
neutron
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How do we find how many neutrons an atom has if we know the atomic mass?
Front
mass - protons
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beryllium
Front
Be
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elements in the human body
Front
O, C, H, N, Ca, P, K, S, Na, Mg
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strontium
Front
Sr
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Krypton
Front
Kr
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tungsten
Front
W
Back
Draw and label an atom using: electron orbital, nucleus, proton, electron, neutron
Front
...
Back
are all atoms of the same element identical? If not, how can they differ
Front
...
Back
What is the problem with N2O
Front
it is a green house gas
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true or false
atoms are made up of tiny particles called molecules
Front
false
Back
All APES are the same
Front
Atomic number
Proton
Electrons
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sodium
Front
Na
Back
true or false:
Most materials occur in nature as pure substances
Front
false
Back
platinum
Front
Pt
Back
chemical formula for carbon monoxide?
Front
CO
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chemical formula for salt?
Front
NaCl
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neon
Front
Ne
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potassium
Front
K
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atomic model
Front
An atomic model is a structure or drawing that shows the parts of an atom.
atom
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tin
Front
Sn
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nitrogen
Front
N
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sulfur
Front
S
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What are the most abundant elements found in living creatures? Are these elements the most abundant elements found in the nonliving world?
Front
oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon
Oxygen is the most abundant in the nonliving world, which is the same, but silicon and aluminum are different