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Elements are
Definition
Pure substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by ordinary laboratory processes.
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Dmitri Mendeleev
Definition
arranged the first 60 elements into groups.
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There are how many elements identified?
Definition
118
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Elements arranged in
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the order of increasing atomic number.
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Vertical columns are called
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groups
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Groups contain elements with
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similar properties in vertical columns
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Horizontal rows of elements
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are periods
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Groups are number from
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1-18 or 1A-8A in earlier systems
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Periods are numbered from
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1-7
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Period 1 has how many elements
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2
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Period 2&3 have how many elements
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8
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Period 4&5 have how many elements
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18
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Period 6 has how many elements
Definition
32
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A group's special name
Definition
main group/Representative elements
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B Group's special name
Definition
transition elements
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Alkali Metals are in Group
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1A
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Alkali Metals properties
Definition
Soft, shiny metals
Good conductors of electricity and Heat
React vigorously with water
Form a white product when they react with oxygen
Hydrogen is not an alkali metal
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Alkaline Earth Metals properties
Definition
Soft Shiny Metals
Conductors of Heat and Electricity
Reactive, but not as much as group 1 metals
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Halogens properties
Definition
React with most elements
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Noble gases
Definition
gases
nonreactive
Only a few compounds with other elements are known
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Alkali Metals Group
Definition
1A or 1
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Alkaline Earth Metals Group
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2A or 2
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Halogens Group
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7A or 17
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Noble Gas Group
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8A or 18
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Metals are located
Definition
on the left, except for hydrogen
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Nonmetals are located
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to the right
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Metalloids are located
Definition
along the heavy zigzag line between the metals and nonmetals
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Properties of metals
Definition
Metals are shiny solids except for mercury which is a liquid)
Malleable and ductile
They are good conductors of heat and electricity.
Melt at high temperatures
Have high densities
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Properties of nonmetals
Definition
Nonmetals are dull brittle solids or gases at room temperatures.
Poor conductors
They are good insulators
Melt at low temperatures
Have low densities
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Properties of Metalloids
Definition
Elements that have some properties similar metals and nonmetals
Are better conductors then nonmetals but not as good as metals
Are used as semiconductors and insulators
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All elements are made up of
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elements
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All atoms of the same element are
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identical
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Atoms are
Definition
the smallest particle of an element that contain the characteristics of that element
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Dalton's Atomic theory-John Dalton
Definition
Every element is made up of tiny particles called atoms

All atoms of a given element are identical. They are different from atoms of other elements.

Atoms of two or more different elements combine in a definite proportion to form compounds.

A chemical reaction involves changes in the arrangement or combination of atoms. (Atoms are neither created or destroyed)
Term
Electron Charge
Definition
Negative
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Proton charge
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Positive Charge
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Protons and Neutrons are contained to
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A small region called the nucleus
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Neutrons charge
Definition
neutral
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An atom consists
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of a nucleus that contains protons and neutrons
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Electrons are constantly moving in the large empty space around the nucleus
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called the electron cloud
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An atom of any element is electrically
Definition
neutral the net charge of an atom is zero
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For a neutral atom
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protons=electrons in numbers
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The of which subatomic particle is negligible
Definition
electron
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Where most of the mass in a atom
Definition
the nucleus
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Chemist use atomic mass units
Definition
to give masses of atoms and subatomic particles
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1amu=
Definition
1/12 the mass of a C-12 atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons
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Atomic Number is equal to the number
Definition
of protons in an atom
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Atomic Number Appears
Definition
above the the symbol of an element in the periodic table different from the nuclear symbol
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Mass Number
Definition
is the sum of the number of protons and number of neutrons in the nucleus.
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Mass number=
Definition
number of protons+number of neutrons
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Isotopes
Definition
are atoms of the same element that have different mass numbers.
They have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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Nuclear Symbols
Definition
Helpful when specifying isotopes.
Gives the Mass number in the upper left hand corner and the atomic number in the lower left corner.
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Atomic Mass is listed
Definition
below the symbol of each element on the periodic table
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Atomic Mass gives the
Definition
average of the atom
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Atom mass is
Definition
a weighted average of masses of all isotopes based on their fractional natural abundances
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Electromagnetic Radiation
Definition
Is energy that travels as waves through space
Moves at the speed of light in a vacuum
Is described in terms of wavelength and frequency
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Wavelength (lamda)
Definition
is the distance between the top of a wave to the top of the next wave

is expressed in meters (m)
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Frequency (v,nu)
Definition
is the number of waves that pass by each second

Is expressed in cycles per second also uses hertz
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Speed of light(c)=
Definition
frequency x wavelength
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Electromagnetic Spectrum is
Definition
a collection of all forms of electromagnetic radiation
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Visible light within
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wavelengths 700-400nm
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White light that passes through a prism
Definition
is separated into all colors called a continuous spectrum.

gives the colors of a rainbow
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Atomic Spectrum
Definition
consists of lines of different colors (line spectrum)
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What causes an atomic spectrum
Definition
formed when light from a heated element passes through a prism.
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When an electron jumps to a higher energy level it
Definition
absorbs energy
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An electron falls to a lower energy level by
Definition
emitting energy
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Emitted radiation consists of small particles called
Definition
photons
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The formula for the maximum number of electrons a energy level can hold
Definition
2n^2
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the number of sublevels in an energy level is equal to
Definition
the principal quantum number (n)
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Sub levels are designated with the letters
Definition
s p d f
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Sublevels are also known as
Definition
subshells
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maximum number of electrons in s
Definition
2
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maximum number of electrons in p
Definition
6
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maximum number of electrons in d
Definition
10
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maximum number of electrons in f
Definition
14
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S orbitals
Definition
has one orbital that holds 2 electrons
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P orbitals
Definition
have 3 orbitals and can hold 6 electrons
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d orbitals
Definition
have 5 orbitals and can hold 10 electrons
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f orbitals
Definition
have 7 orbitals and can hold 14 electrons
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Valence Electrons are
Definition
the electrons in the highest (outermost) energy level
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Valence electrons in the electron configuration are the electrons in sublevels
Definition
s and p with the highest n number
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All elements in the same group have
Definition
the same number of valence electrons
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Number of valence electrons equal the
Definition
group number if using the the 1a-8a numbering system
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Number of valence electrons equal
Definition
group number - 10 if you are using the 1-18 numbering system
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Atomic radius is
Definition
the distance from the nucleus to the valence electrons
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Atomic radius increases going down each group of Representative elements because
Definition
the number of energy levels increases
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Atomic radius decreases going left to right across a period as
Definition
more protons increase nuclear attraction for valence electrons
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Ionization energy is
Definition
the energy it takes to remove a valence electron
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Metals have 1-3 valence electrons
Definition
lower ionization energy
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Non metals have 5-7 valence electrons
Definition
higher ionization energy
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Nobel Gases have complete octets (He has two valence electrons)
Definition
have the highest ionization energies in each period
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