Chemistry in Action
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- 1. A group of elements which lose 2 valence electrons during chemical bonding.
- 3. Materials which donate OH- ions in aqueous solution.
- 6. The relative amount of matter in one atom of a given element (Hint: 2 words).
- 8. A group of elements which are very stable and unreactive.
- 9. A state where particles are able to slide past each other, incompressible, able to flow.
- 10. A group of elements which lose electrons, are malleable & ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity.
- 13. Often called the “planetary model” of atom structure.
- 15. A group of elements which generally gain electrons, are brittle solids, vary in state and reactivity.
- 17. Whole numbers placed in front of elements/compounds/molecules within a chemical equation.
- 19. Changing the coefficients of a reaction until reactant and product atoms are equal.
- 22. One or more material/s which undergo rearrangement of atoms to form new entities.
- 23. A group of elements which may lose or gain 4 valence electrons during chemical bonding.
- 24. A group of elements which have 5 valence electrons in atoms and form -3 ions.
- 27. All of these elements have 3 valence electrons in their atoms and form +3 ions.
- 28. A group of elements which are very stable and unreactive.
- 30. All of these elements have 6 valence electrons in their atoms and form -2 ions.
- 31. A group of elements which are generally arranged in order of increasing atomic mass moving to the right.
- 32. Charged particles.
- 35. A bunch of elements with similar characteristic properties.
- 38. Group B elements, tend to lose 1 or more electron/s during chemical bonding, good conductors.
- 39. Subatomic particles with a mass of 1amu, no charge, and are found in the atom’s nucleus.
- 41. Elements which have some characteristic properties of metals and nonmetals.
- 42. Use of chemical symbols to represent compounds, molecules, or atoms within chemical equations.
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- 2. A group of elements which have 1 valence electron as atoms and form +1 ions.
- 4. Materials which donate H+ ions in aqueous solution.
- 5. A whole number used to represent the number of protons in an atom.
- 7. Positively charged particles.
- 11. A statement of all reactant and product atoms/molecules/compounds involved in a reaction.
- 12. A group of elements which generally gain 1 valence electron during chemical bonding.
- 14. Subatomic particles with a mass of 1/2000amu, a – charge, and are found moving fast outside the nucleus.
- 16. A phrase used to represent ion charge or oxidation number of an atom.
- 18. Examples include: solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
- 20. A state where particles are moving very fast, have lots of space between particles, very compressible, flow.
- 21. Whole numbers placed to the lower right of an ion to represent the number of atoms present.
- 25. Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
- 26. A law stating that mass of reactants is equal to mass of products.
- 29. When all particles are balanced in terms of equal numbers of + and – charges.
- 33. A state where particles are only able to vibrate slightly around a fixed point, incompressible, flow very slowly.
- 34. The outermost energy level which determines the level of reactivity of an atom.
- 36. Subatomic particles with a mass of 1amu, a + charge, and are found in the atom’s nucleus.
- 37. A vertical column on the periodic table of elements.
- 40. Negatively charged particles.