ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Question 1

WHAT ARE IONS?

Answer 1

IONS ARE AN ATOM OR A GROUP OF ATOMS THAT HAVE AN ELECTRIC CHARGE

Question 2

WHAT ELECTRONS REACT?

Answer 2

ELECTRONS PRESENT IN THE VALENCE SHELL REACT

Question 3

WHAT ARE ELEMENTS?

Answer 3

IT’S A PURE SUBSTANCE MADE UP OF THE SAME TYPE OF ATOM THAT CAN’T BE BROKEN INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES

Question 4

WHAT ABOUT COMPOUNDS?

Answer 4

A COMPOUNDS IS A PURE SUBSTANCE MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS THAT ARE CHEMICALLY COMBINED

Question 5

WHAT ARE MIXTURES?

Answer 5

IT IS AN IMPURE SUBSTANCE MADE UP TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS BUT AREN’T CHEMICALLY COMBINED.

Question 6

WHAT ARE ISOTOPES?

Answer 6

a) Isotopes are the atoms of the same element with the same proton AND electron no. but with different nucleon number.(Because they have different no. of neutrons)

Question 7

WHAT’S A CATION?

Answer 7

A CATION IS A POSITIVELY CHARGED ION

Question 8

WHAT’S AN ANION?

Answer 8

AN ANION IS A NEGATIVELY CHARGED ION