Atoms and Molecules Flashcards

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Protons and neutrons are nearly ______ times more massive than electrons

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2000

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Free movement allows metals to conduct electricity

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Metallic Bonding

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occupy the upper right-hand portion of the periodic table

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Nonmetals

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The density of the small white dots is related to the

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probability of finding an electron at a particular location

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Percentages describing the relative amounts of each isotope

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Isotopic abundances

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Atoms of an element with different numbers of neutrons are called

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isotopes

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can measure the masses of atoms, isotopes, and molecules

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Mass Spectrometer

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Derived from a single atom

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Monatomic ion

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Enables formation of long chains in all polymers

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Covalent Bonding

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is the atomic number

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Subscript Z

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Have chemical properties intermediate of metals and nonmetals

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Metalloids or semimetals

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identifies an element

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Atomic Number

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conduct electricity and tend to form cations

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Metals

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Names and symbols of some common elements whose symbols are not related to their English names:

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Gold Au (aurum) Iron Fe (ferrum) Lead Pb (plumbum) Mercury Hg (hydrargyrum) Silver Ag (argentum) Sodium Na (natrium)

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Matter is made of small particles called

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Atom or Molecule

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smaller molecules linked together in polymers

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Monomers

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17
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tell the relative ratio between the numbers of atoms of the different elements present in a molecule

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Empirical formulas

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The nucleus is surrounded by a

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cloud of electrons

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are shiny, malleable, and ductile

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Metals

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Atoms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons in their nucleus

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Isotopes

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formed when the number of protons is not equal to the number of electrons in an atom

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Ions

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Bonding in which electrons are shared between pairs of atoms rather than donated from one atom to another

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Covalent

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are not shiny, malleable, or ductile

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Nonmetals

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The number of protons in an atom of a given element is the same as the

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atomic number

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Sum of the number of protons and number of neutrons in a nucleus
Mass number
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describe a compound in terms of the elements the compound contains
Chemical Formulas
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Bonding in which the nuclei and some fraction of their electrons comprise a positively charged “core” localized at lattice points in an extended array, and other electrons move more or less freely throughout the whole array
Metallic
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anything that has mass and occupies space
Matter
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a constant called the permittivity of a vacuum
ε0
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Water molecules associated with certain compounds called
hydrates
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is the mass number
Superscript A
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indicate the elements and number of atoms of each element actually contained in a discrete unit of a compound
Molecular formulas
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information regarding atomic structure that is written in scientific shorthand
Atomic Symbols
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states that the force between ions is proportional to the product of the ion charges divided by distance squared
Coulombs’law
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are predominant or exclusive constituents of most of the molecules that make up the human body
Nonmetals
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Horizontal rows on the periodic table
Periods
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Atoms have a __________, which contains protons and neutrons
nucleus
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Polymers used in everyday objects
* Polyethylene * Poly(vinyl chloride), PVC * Polyacetylene
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All atoms of an element have the same number of
protons
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measures accurately the number of particles with a given mass
Mass Spectrometer
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Vertical columns on the periodic table
Groups
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mass (amu) of neutron
1.009
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do not conduct electricity and tend to form anions
Nonmetals
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Common names of specific groups
* Group 1 - Alkali metals * Group 2 - Alkaline earth metals * Group 17 - Halogens * Group 18 - Noble gases/rare gases
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Number of protons in a particular atom
Atomic Number
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Ions with more electrons than protons are called
anions
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Emphasizes proton, neutron, and electron distribution; does not accurately depict current accepted model of atomic structure
Solar system depiction of atomic structure
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Protons are _______, electrons are ____________, and neutrons are _________
positively charged negatively charged neutral
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Are clustered along a diagonal path in the periodic table between the metals and nonmetals
Metalloids or semimetals
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1 atomic mass unit or amu
1.6605 x 10^-24 g
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are generally located toward the left and bottom of the periodic table
Metals
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All isotopes of an element are _____________ – undergo the exact same chemical reactions
chemically identical
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An element and its ion have the same chemical symbol but different ______
properties
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mass (amu) of electron
0.00055
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mass (amu) of proton
1.007
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Isotopes of an element have
different masses
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the long chain of bonded carbon atoms formed when monomers link together to form polymers
Polymer backbone
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the atomic symbol for element
X
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is composed of atoms
Matter
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Isotopes are identified by their mass numbers
mass number = protons + neutrons
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Derived from a group of atoms with an overall charge
Polyatomic ion
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Bonding in compounds having collections of oppositely charged ions that form an extended array called a lattice
Ionic
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A pure substance made up of atoms of two or more elements joined together by chemical bonds
Chemical compound
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very large molecules made up of many smaller molecules linked togethe
Polymers
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Ions with more protons than electrons are called
cations
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Table regions
* Groups 1 to 2 and 13 to 18 are main group elements/representative elements * Groups 3 to 12 are transition metals * Lanthanides and actinides are the elements that appear below the rest of the table
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added to stress that these units are attached end to end to build up the long chain of the polymer
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