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Atoms
READ EACH SLIDE BEFORE ANSWERING QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED.
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Atoms are the smallest form of matter.
Atoms are made of particles with different charges.
Atoms
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Protons have a positive charge.
Neutrons act like "glue" and hold the protons together.
Neutrons have no charge.
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The Nucleus
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Orbiting around the nucleus, the electron cloud contains electrons.
Electrons have a negative charge.
Electrons (negative) cancel out protons' positive charge.
Electron Cloud
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Atomic Number - Number of protons (and electrons).
Atomic Mass - protons + neutrons
EX: Sulfur has 16 protons, 16 electrons, and 16 neutrons (32-16=16)
Element Tile
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Multiple Choice
How many protons does this element have?
1
20
40
60
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Multiple Choice
Atoms are made up of ________________
energy
electrons
subatomic particles
gasses
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Multiple Choice
The subatomic particles that make up an atom.
solid, liquid, gas
electrons, protons, nucleus
energy, protons, nucleus
electrons, protons, neutrons
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Multiple Choice
The following subatomic particles are in the nucleus.
Protons and nucleus.
Protons and neutrons.
Protons and electrons
Neutrons and electrons
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__________ are negatively charged particles that are in the orbitals around the nucleus.
protons
nucleus
neutrons
electrons
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Multiple Choice
A proton has a ___________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
massive.
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Multiple Choice
An electron has a _________ charge
positive
neutral
negative
massive
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Multiple Choice
The number of protons in an atom is called the .....
Mass
Atomic Number
Nucleus
Orbital
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The mass number of an atom is the mass of ______ + _____
protons + neutrons
protons + electrons
neutrons + nucleus
protons + nucleus
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How many electrons does this element have?
25
26
29
30
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Multiple Choice
What is this element's atomic number?
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20
20.1797
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Multiple Choice
What is the element's atomic mass?
8
16
30
32.066
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Multiple Choice
How many electrons does this element have?
20
39
40
40.078
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Multiple Choice
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
neutrons
atomic mass
protons
isotopes
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Subatomic particles with a negative charge
Electrons
Neutrons
Protons
Quarks
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Multiple Choice
Which subatomic particle has a neutral or no charge?
Proton
Electron
Neutron
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Multiple Choice
An atom has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 31. How many protons are there in the atom?
15
31
16
47
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Atoms are identified by the number of protons in the nucleus.
Atomic Number = protons in the nucleus.
Atoms - Identity
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Multiple Choice
Identify #4
proton
neutron
electron
nucleus
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
How many protons does indium have?
49
66
114
115
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Electrons exist on different "rings" around the nucleus.
Each level contains a certain amount of electrons.
Energy Levels
The electrons on the outermost level (or ring) are referred to as "valence electrons."
Valence Electrons
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Multiple Choice
Which element is this?
Nickel
Neon
Sodium
Nitrogen
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Multiple Choice
How many valence electrons?
2
3
4
5
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Multiple Choice
How many valence electrons?
2
3
4
5
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Multiple Choice
What is a valence electron?
Electrons in the first energy shell
Electrons in the second energy shell
Electrons in the outer shell
Total number of electrons
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Multiple Choice
What is the atomic number of this element?
17
18
35
35.453
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Multiple Choice
How many energy levels does neon (Ne) have?
1
18
2
10
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Rows - horizontal columns on the periodic table that. Elements in the same row share the same number of ENERGY LEVELS.
EX: Elements in row 5 all have 5 energy levels.
Periodic Table - ROWS
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Groups are verticle columns on the periodic table.
Elements in the same group share the same number of VALENCE ELCTRONS.
EX: Group fifteen - 5 valence electrons
Periodic table - GROUPS
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Multiple Choice
What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?
groups
periods
nonmetals
metals
metalloids
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What do the groups on the periodic table tell us?
The number of orbitals
The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)
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What do the rows on the periodic table tell us?
The number of energy levels
The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)
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Multiple Choice
What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?
rows
groups
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
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Name this group: These metals are the most reactive.
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Multiple Choice
I am a nonmetal
I am in row 2
I am in group 16/6A
Ba
Si
O
S
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Multiple Choice
I am a metal
I am in group 2
I am in row 6
I am…
Mo
Re
S
Ba
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Multiple Choice
What does the C represent?
atomic mass
atomic number
element name
chemical symbol
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Multiple Choice
What does the 6 represent?
atomic mass
atomic number
element name
chemical symbol
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Atoms will BOND with other atoms in order to "fill" their outermost energy level.
In order to be happy, an atom wants 8 electrons on its outermost ring to be happy.
Reactivity
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Atoms in the same GROUP have the same CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (reactivity).
Groups 1 and 17 are highly reactive.
Group 18 is the most stable.
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Reactivity
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Multiple Choice
These two elements have similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).
Ca and Ra, because they are in the same group.
Cs and La, because they are in the same period number.
Ca and Y, because they are 90 degree angle.
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What are valence electrons?
The total number of electrons in an atom
The number of electrons in the outermost shell
The number of electrons in the second shell
The number of protons in the outermost shell
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Multiple Choice
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
boron and carbon
oxygen and sulfur
aluminum and bromine
argon and silicon
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Multiple Choice
What element contains 7 protons and 5 valence electrons?
Boron
Vanadium
Nitrogen
Lithium
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Multiple Choice
A student is shown a picture of the atom to the side. What element, based on the subatomic particles in the atom, is shown?
Beryllium
Lithium
Helium
Oxygen
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Multiple Choice
Compare the data shown in the table. What reasonable conclusion can be made from the information given?
Element 1 has the same atomic mass as Element 4
Element 3 has a very similar chemical properties as Element 4
Element 1 has very similar chemical properties as Element 3
None of the above
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Multiple Choice
Tin, Sn, is a soft white metal. It has a low melting point compared with other metals. Tin is widely used as a coating for cans of food. Which statement accurately describes atoms of tin?
Tin atoms have 50 protons.
Tin atoms have five valence electrons.
Tin atoms have 119 neutrons.
Tin atoms have 68 electrons.
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Multiple Choice
Students were asked to identify the location of elements in the periodic table based on clues printed on game cards.
Based on the data, which periodic table shows the correct location of the four elements?
Atoms
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