CHEMISTRY PART 1 and 2 Flashcards
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What is the mass number (top)?
Total number of protons and neutrons
What is the atomic number (bottom)?
Total number of protons
How do you work out the number of neutrons?
Mass number (top) subtract the atomic number (bottom)
How do you work out the number of electrons?
They are equal to the number of protons (atomic number)
What is the mass of a proton?
1
What is the mass of an electron?
Very small
What is the mass of a neutron?
1
What is the charge of an electron?
Negative (-1)
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive (+1)
What is the charge of a neutron?
Neutral (0)
What are compounds?
When atoms of two or more elements are chemically combined together
What is an isotope?
Different atomic forms of the same element which have the SAME number of PROTONS but a DIFFERENT number of NEUTRONS
Isotopes have different … numbers
Mass (top)
When are ions formed?
When there is a full outer shell of electrons
Ionic compounds always have …
Giant ionic lattices
How are the ions arranged in a regular lattice?
The ions are closely packed
Ionic bonding is the … of electrons
Transferring
Ionic bonding takes place between which materials?
Metals and non metals
Why are there strong electrostatic forces of attraction between ions?
The opposite charges between the ions attract to each other
Why are salt crystals in a cuboid shape?
The single crystal of sodium chloride is one giant ionic lattice
Why do ionic compounds have a high MP and BP?
It takes a large amount of energy to overcome the electrostatic forces of attraction
When can an ionic substance conduct electricity?
When they melt, and their ions are free to move and carry the charge
Elements most likely to form ions are in groups
1
2
6
7
Ions have the electronic structure of a…
Noble gas