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10/16/2008

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Atomic Number =
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Proton electron
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Neutron number =
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Mass number - atomic number
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Mass Number =
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number of Proton + Number of neutron
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Define Isotope
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Elements which have different mass #
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CatIon is
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a positive ion produced when one or more electrons are lost from a neutral atom
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AnIon is
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a Negative ion that is produced when it gains one extra electron.
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Who was the frst to try to explain why chemical changed occur
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Greeks 1000 B.C.
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Who was the first scientist ot recognize the importance of careful measurements?
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Robert Boyle
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a substance was an element unit unless what?
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It would be broken down into two or more simpler substances
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what is the law of constant compositon
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it means a given compound always has the same positoin regardless of where it comes from
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what did John Dalton became known as
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Related nature to chemical properties called Dalton's atomic theory
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Dalton Atomic Theory is
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Elements are made of timey particles called atoms
Atoms are indivisible in chemical process
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define compound
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A distinct substance that is composed of the atoms of two or more elements
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electrons are
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negative particles
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a proton is charged
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positively
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Defined Isotopes
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Atoms witht he same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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Smallest chemical units are called
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Molecules
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Nobel gases are
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complete electrons on outer shell and doesnt' react with other elements
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Name the number of elements
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Natural 90 and Man made 26
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Define Law of conservation of matter
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Matter is unchanged during a chemical change
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Name the most abundant element?
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Oxygen
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Define Chemical formula
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Makeup of compound it indicated the kinds and numbers of atoms
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Name 2 classes of compounds
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molecular and Ionic
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a compound is
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consist of two or more elements in the same porportion (always fixed ratio)
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Diatomic molecules are?
Definition
molecules made up of two atoms
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what is an ION
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A single atom or a group of atoms having a difficienty or excess number of electrons
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How does the trend on period table go?
IA IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA VIIA VIIIA
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+1 +2 +4 4 -3 -2 -1 dont ionize easily
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what is the symbol for cation?
Definition
+
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What is the symbol of Anion
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-
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Chemical reaction is
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A change in the compositions of substances, due to energy involved bonds broken and formed.
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What is appearance of chemical reaction?
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color change, physical state(solid gasious bubles), evolution of heat or absorption of heat, evolving of light(sound pressure) example an explosion
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Chemical equation
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Series of symbols to represent a chemical reaction
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Elements consist of?
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Consist of only 1 kind of atom
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Chemical formula
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Shows makeup of a compound and indicates the kinds and number of atoms
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What is Quantum Mechanical
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Physic theory nature of matter consist of particle also matter had waives (ligh, sound) BEST to DATE
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Atoms consist of three main ones
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electron, proton and neutrons
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what is PET
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Posititron emission tomography used by positrons
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What is the subatomic makeup of:
94
SR
38
Definition
posibbly on test - look up
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The periodical table is what?
Definition
An arrangement of the elements in creasing atomic number from smallest to largest . Which reflects trends of the similiarites of their chemical and physical properties
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On the Periodic table Rows are called what?
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Periods recurrances in properties
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On the Periodic table columns are called what?
Definition
Families or group, which are a collection of elements which have the most similar of chemical and physical properties
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Metals posses common set properties what are they?
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Shinny, conduct electricity and heat efficiently, mostly hard. Mercury only element not solid
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Non metals possess common set properties what are they?
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Brittle (will shatter) liquids and gases at room temperature, Dont' conduct electricity insulators
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What is scientific law?
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States elements in same families will have similar chemical and physical proerties. THIS IS TRUE ALWAYS
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Name One 2008 Nobel prize winner
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Discovery of subatomic particles by Kobashe
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The ionization of the representative elements is called?
Definition
Periodic property
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