Chapter 5 Flashcards
A description of how the elements differ from one to another is found in an unexpected simple form
Periodic table
Characteristics of Hydrogen.
- can lose or gain an electron
- used in ammonia and rocket fuel
- it is colorless, odorless, and a tasteless gas
What did Medeleev do?
Organized the table by atomic mass, left blanks where properties didn’t fit, and is credited for the current table.
What did Mosley do?
Arranged the table by the atomic number then all the elements fit (electrons)
Man made, artificial elements
Transuranium elements
A negatively charged ions
Anions
Positively charged ions
Cations
The difference form the center of an atoms nucleus to its outermost electron
Atomic radius
What are vertical columns called?
Families or groups
What are the horizontal rows called?
Periods
The chemist who developed the electronegativivity scale of the elements, he created the measurements.
Linus Paulings
Minimum energy required for an atom
First ionization energy
The most important property
Electron negativity
Forms salts and it comes from the Greek language
Halogens
Elements that combine with oxygen end with what?
Oxide