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Chapter 3, CHEM 105
Intructor: Angela McGuirk, MMCC
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01/10/2011

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Alkali metals
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Elements of Group 1A except hydrogen, these are soft, shiny metals with one outer shell electron
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Alkaline earth metals
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Group 2A elements which have 2 electrons in their outer shells
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Atom
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The smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristics of the element
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Atomic mass
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The weighted average mass of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element
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Atomic mass unit
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A small mass unit used to describe the mass of a very small particles such as atoms and subatomic particles
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Atomic number
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A number that is equal to the number of protons in an atom
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Atomic symbol
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An abbreviation used to indicate the mass number and atomic number of an isotope
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Chemical symbol
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An abbreviation that represents the name of an element
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Compound
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A pure substance consisting of two or more elements, with a definite composition, that can be broken down into simpler substances by chemical methods
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Electron
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A negatively charged subatomic particle having a very small mass that is usually ignored in calculations
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Electron-dot symbol
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The representation of an atom that show valence electrons as dots around the symbol of the element
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Element
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A pure substance that cannot be separated into any simpler substances by chemical methods
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Energy level
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A group of electrons with similar energy
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Group
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A vertical column in the periodic table that contains elements having similar physical and chemical properties
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Group number
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A number that appears at the top of each vertical column in the periodic table and indicated the number of electrons in the outermost energy level for the A groups
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Halogens
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Group 7A elements
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Heterogeneous mixture
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A mixture of two or more substances that are not mixed uniformly
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Homogeneous mixture
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A mixture of two or more substances that are mixed uniformly
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Ionization energy
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The energy need to remove the least tightly bound electron from the outermost energy level of an atom
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Isotope
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An atom that differs only in mass number from another atom of the same element due to having the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons
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Mass number
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The total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom
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Metal
Definition
An element that is shiny, malleable, ductile, and a good conductor of heat and electricity. They are located to the left of the zigzag line in the periodic table
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Metalloid
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Elements with properties of both metals and nonmetals, located along the heavy zigzag line on the periodic table
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Mixture
Definition
The physical combination of two or more substances that does not change their identities
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Neutron
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A neutral subatomic particle having a mass of 1 amu and found in the nucleus of an atom
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Noble gas
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An element in Group 8A of the periodic table, generally unreactive and seldom found in combination with other elements
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Nonmetal
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An element with little or no luster that is a poor conductor of heat and electricity. They are located to the right of the zigzag line in the periodic table.
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Nucleus
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The compact, very dense center of an atom, containing the protons and neutrons of the atom
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Orbital
Definition
The region around the nucleus where electrons of a certain energy are more likely to be found
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Period
Definition
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
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Periodic table
Definition
An arrangement of elements by increasing atomic number such that elements having similar chemical behavior are grouped in vertical columns
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Physical property
Definition
A characteristic that can be observed or measured without affecting the identity of an element, including shape, color, odor, taste, density, hardness, melting point, and boiling point
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Proton
Definition
A positively charges subatomic particle having a mass of 1 amu and found in the nucleus of an atom
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Pure substance
Definition
A type of matter with a fixed composition; elements and compounds
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Valence electrons
Definition
Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom
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