Chemistry - Fundamental Ideas

key terms and ideas you need to remember when revising for your chemistry exam.

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The atoms in an element are?
All the same type.
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An atom consists of?
A nucleus, surrounded by electrons.
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What is the correct chemical symbol for Sodium?
Na
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Chemical symbols should always be wrote as?
A uppercase letter followed by a lowercase letter.
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What are the groups in the periodic table?
The columns of similar elements.
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What are the periods in the periodic table?
The horizontal rows in the table.
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How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in an atom with a mass number of 27 and an atomic number of 13?
13 protons, 14 neutrons and 13 electrons.
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Does a nucleus contain: protons, neutrons, electrons, a combination or all?
Protons and neutrons.
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The number of protons is always equal to the number of electrons, true or false?
True.
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What is the atomic structure of an element with 17 electrons.
2,8,7
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What is the charge of a proton?
+1
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What is the charge of a neutron?
0, because neutrons are neutral
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What is the charge of an electron?
-1
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What is an element?
An element is a substance that is made up of only one type of atom.
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What is the atomic number of an atom?
The number of protons it contains.
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What is the mass number of an atom?
The number of protons and neutrons it contains.
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Is the mass number USUALLY at the top or the bottom of the chemical symbol?
Top.
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What would the atomic structure of an element with three full shells be?
2,8,8
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What does the period tell you about an elements atomic structure?
How many shells it has.
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What does the group tell you about the elements atomic structure?
the group number is the number of electrons in its outer shell.
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How many electrons would there be in the outer shell of a group 0 element?
8.
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An atom consists of?

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