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what are all substances made of?
atoms
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what is a substance made up of only one type of atom called?
element
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about how many elements are arranged in the periodic table?
100
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which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
protons and neutrons
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where are electrons found?
shells/energy levels surrounding the nucleus
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what relative charge and mass does a proton have?
positive charge, relative mass of 1
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what relative charge and mass does a neutron have?
neutral charge, relative mass of 1
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what relative charge and mass does an electron have?
negative charge, relative mass of 0
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why do atoms have no overall charge?
they have the same number of protons and electrons
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what is the proton (atomic) number and where do you find it on the periodic table?
number of protons and electrons in an atom, number bottom left hand corner of the element's symbol
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how do you work out how many neutrons are in an atom?
difference between mass number and proton number
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what is the mass number of an atom?
sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
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which energy level fills with electrons first?
lowest/innermost
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how many electrons can the first 3 shells hold?
2, 8, 8
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what are the horizontal rows of a periodic table called?
periods
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what are the vertical columns of a periodic table called?
groups
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where are metals on the periodic table?
left
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where are the transition metals on the periodic table?
middle (between group 2 and 3)
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where are the non metals on the periodic table?
right
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which group are the noble gases?
0
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as you go down a group, what happens to the amount of energy levels and amount of electrons in the outer shell?
energy levels increase by 1, electrons in outer shell stay the same
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as you go across a period, what happens to the amount of energy levels and amount of electrons in the outer shell?
energy levels stay the same, electrons in outer shell increase by 1
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name 3 properties of noble gases
unreactive, full outershells, colourless
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why are group 1 metals called alkali metals?
they form alkaline compounds
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what products are formed when group 1 metals react with water?
metal hydroxide and hydrogen
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why do group 1 metals need to be stored under oil?
to prevent them reacting with oxygen and water vapour in the air
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what product is formed when group 1 metals react with oxygen?
metal oxides
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what's formed when elements react together?
compounnds
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how are new substances formed?
chemical reactions
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how do atoms join together in chemical reactions?
by using chemical bonds
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what is the name of the reaction when a metal gives its outer electron to a non metal?
ionic bonding
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what are charged particles called?
ions
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what is covalent bonding?
when 2 non-metals bond and share their electrons to form molecules.
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what does the conservation of mass mean?
the mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products
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what does the conservation of mass mean?
the mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products
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what does a chemical formula of a compund show?
how many of each type of atom join together to make up the compound
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what is a balanced equation?
when there's the same number of each type of atom on the left and right side of the equation
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