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1
Q

What is the mass number?

A

The total number of protons and neutrons

2
Q

How does one calculate the number of neutrons using mass number and atomic number?

A

Subtract the atomic number from the mass number

3
Q

What is an isotope? Do isotopes
of a certain element have the same
chemical properties?

A

Atoms of the same element (same proton number) that have a different number of neutrons.
They have the same chemical properties as they have the same electronic structure

4
Q

What is the relative atomic mass?

A

The average mass value which takes the mass and abundance of isotopes of an element into account, on a scale where the mass of 12C is 12.

5
Q

What are ions?

A

Ions are charged particles. They are formed when atoms lose electrons
(positive ions) or gain (negative ions) electrons.

6
Q

What is formed when a metal reacts with a non-metal?

A

An ionic compound (made of positive and negative ions).

7
Q

What is formed when a non-metal reacts with a non-metal?

A

A compound containing covalently bonded atoms.

- Atoms share electrons, as opposed to transferring electrons between each other (cf. ionic compounds).

8
Q

Are elements in the same

group similar or different?

A

They may have similar chemical properties, as they have the same number of outer shell electrons.

9
Q

Early periodic tables were
incomplete and elements were
placed in inappropriate groups if
what was to be followed?

A

The strict order of atomic weights, law of octaves, some groups had completely different properties

10
Q

Mendeleev overcame some
problems with the table by doing
what? He also changed the order
of some elements based on what?

A

started organising the elements in increasing atomic weights

  • switched order of elements, so they fit the pattern of other elements in the same group
  • some elements hadn’t been discovered, and left gaps.
  • He predicted the properties of the elements based off of his table
11
Q

Elements that react to form

positive ions are…?

A

Metals

12
Q

Elements that do not form

positive ions are…?

A

Non-metals

13
Q

How do you calculate relative atomic mass?

A

(mass no. of Isotope 1 x percent abundance of isotope 1) + (mass no. of isotope 2 x percent abundance of isotope 2)
÷
100

14
Q

How is the modern periodic table different from mendeleev’s table?

A
  • elements are arranged in order of atomic number
  • protons hadn’t been discovered when he made his, his was ordered in atomic weight, bad because some elements were in the wrong order bc of isotopes
  • modern table has group 0, noble gases, weren’t discovered when he made his table.
15
Q

what is the test for chlorine gas?

A

damp litmus paper turns white

16
Q

what is the test for carbon dioxide ?

A

limewater turns cloudy

17
Q

what is the test for hydrogen?

A

a lighted splint, burns w a squeaky pop

18
Q

what’s the test for oxygen?

A

hold a glowing splint in gas and it will relight