Chapter 2 Flashcards
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is called the ______
Atomic number
At the center of an atom the positive charged subatomic particles is called a ______
Proton (purple) +
Positive charge
At the center of an atom the not charged subatomic particle is called the _______
Neutron (no charge) blank
The orbiting cloud of a third kind of subatomic particle with a negative charge is the ________
Electron (yellow) -
Negative charge
What charge does a Neutron have?
None, no charge
What charge does a Proton have?
A positive charge
What charge does a electron have?
Negative charge
What is an electrically neutral atom?
When the electrons negative charge balances the protons positive charge (+,—)
The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called the _______
Mass number
A carbon atom that has six protons and six neutrons has a mass number of ____
12
Atoms where the number of electrons does not equal the amount of protons because they have gained or lost one or more electrons are called _____
Ions
A group of atoms held together by energy
Molecule
The energy force holding two atoms together is called a ________
Chemical bond
What are the three principal kinds of chemical bonds?
Ionic bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Covalent bonds
Positively charged ions are called
Cation
Negatively charged ions are called
Anions
Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called
Isotopes
What’s the difference between an Anion and a Cation Ion?
When a atom looses an electron and it does not equal the number of protons in the nucleus it becomes an ion. Then if it’s one electron short it’s a Cation. If an atom Gaines an extra electron from another atom it’s an anion.
What is a molecule
A group of atoms held together by Energy, energy is glue
Isotopes of an atom have the same ______ number but different ______ number.
Atomic, mass
The energy or force holding two atoms together is called a
Chemical bond
What do chemical bonds determine
The shapes of the large biological molecules
Chemical bonds that form when atoms are attracted to each other by opposite electrical charges.
Ionic bonds
What are two key properties of ionic bonds?
They are strong, they are non directional.