Atomic Structure Topic Key Words
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- 5. The rows that make up the periodic table.
- 6. equation A way of describing what happens in a chemical reaction by showing the chemical formulae of reactants and products. Must be balanced.
- 7. solutions The mixture made by adding a soluble substance to water.
- 9. Substance(s) made as a result of a chemical reaction.
- 10. symbols The abbreviations used in balanced symbol equations to show if reactants and products are solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g) or aqueous/dissolved in water (aq).
- 13. When some elements and/or compounds are mixed together but do not react. They are physically combined.
- 14. A substance made when two or more elements are chemically bonded together.
- 15. number The number of protons in an atom (which is equal to the number of electrons). Sometimes called the proton number.
- 16. Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
- 17. The smallest part of an element that can still be recognised as that element.
- 18. Subatomic particle with a relative charge of +1 and a relative mass of 1. Found in the nucleus.
- 19. A charged particle produced by the loss or gain of electrons.
- 21. The very small and dense central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
- 25. indicator A mixture of indicators that can change through a range of colours to show how strongly acidic or alkaline liquids and solutions are.
- 26. Elements in group 7 of the periodic table.
- 27. A substance made up of only one type of atom. An element cannot be broken down chemically into any simpler substance.
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- 1. The columns that make up the periodic table (labelled 1-7 and 0).
- 2. number The number of protons + neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
- 3. equation A way of describing what happens in a chemical reaction by showing the names of all reactants and the products they form.
- 4. metals Elements in group 1 of the periodic table.
- 8. Subatomic particle with a relative charge of 0 and a relative mass of 1. Found in the nucleus.
- 9. table An arrangement of elements in the order of their atomic number, forming groups and periods.
- 11. configuration A set of numbers to show the arrangement of electrons in their shells.
- 12. Substance(s) we start with before a chemical reaction takes place.
- 20. gases The very unreactive gases found in group 0 of the periodic table. Their atoms have very stable electronic structures.
- 22. Subatomic particle with a relative charge of -1 and very little mass. Found in shells around the nucleus.
- 23. of conservation of mass The total mass of the products formed in a reaction is equal to the total mass of the reactants.
- 24. equation A requirement for a symbol equation – the same number of atoms of each element on either side of the equation.