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Chapter 17: The Atomic Nature of Matter Questions
Chapter 17: The Atomic Nature of Matter Questions
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Physics
11th Grade
12/31/2011

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Define: atom
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Smallest particle that is still an element. Consists of: proton and neutron in the nucleus and electrons
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Atomic number of an element is determined by the number of __________ in the nucleus.
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protons
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Define or Draw: Brownian Motion
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Random movement observed among microscopic particles suspended in a fluid medium
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Show me a Chemical formula
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H2O A description that uses numbers and symbols of elements to describe the proportions of elements in a compound or reaction
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Define: Compound
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A chemical substance made of atoms of two or more different elements combined in a fixed proportion. H2O, CO2
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Define and give an example of an Element
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A substance made of only one kind of atom. C - carbon
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Define: Group
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In the periodic table – elements in the same column. Outermost electrons are arranged similarly
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Define: Ion
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An atom with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of electrons.
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Define: Isotope
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Same atomic # for element, but different atomic mass
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Show a molecule that uses one kind of atom
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O2- Oxygen
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Define: Neutron
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Electrically neutral nucleon that is in an atomic nucleus
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Define: Nucleon
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The principal building block of the nucleus. Composed of quarks. If it is electrically neutral it is called a neutron. If it is electrically charged it is called a proton
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Define: Nucleus
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A. Positively charged center of an atom. B. Contains protons and neutrons (nucleons). C. Has most of the mass. D. Has a fraction of the volume.
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Define: Periodic Table
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A chart that lists elements by atomic # and electron arrangements. Similar chemical properties are in columns.
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Define: Plasma
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4th phase of matter, consists of (+) ions and free electrons.
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Define: Proton
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(+) charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.
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The mass of an atom is/is not mostly in the electrons.
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is not. The atom’s mass is almost entirely in its nucleus
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The nucleus has several components but the two main components are __________________________ and ________________
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protons
neutrons
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The number of _____ determines the element to which the atom belongs.
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protons
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An electrically neutral atom has ____________ outside the nucleus equal in the number to the ____________________ inside the nucleus.
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electrons
protons
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A high-energy electron beam has a wavelength ___________ than the wavelength of visible light.
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1000x smaller
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