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| What are the four characteristics of a mineral? |
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Solid Inorganic (nonliving) Crystalline structure Naturally formed |
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| Draw an atom (with all three particles) |
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| What is the name and charge of the subatomic particle that resides in a cloud (or rings) outside of the nucleus? |
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Electron. Electrons have negative charge. |
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| What is the location and charge of the subatomic particle known as neutron? |
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Location: Nucleus? Charge: Neutral |
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| What is the name and location of the subatomic particle with a positive charge? |
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| Name the three subatomic particles. |
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Protron. Neutron. Electron. |
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Name the charges and the locations of these three subatomic particles, in order:
Electron, Protron, Neutron |
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Electron: cloud outside the nucleus, negative Protron: nucleus, postive Neutron: nucleus, neutral |
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| The smallest component of an element that still contains the chemical properties of that element |
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| What is an atomic number? |
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| The number of protons found in the nucleus |
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| How is a compound different from an element? |
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An element contains only one type of atom.
A compound is 2 or more elements chemically bound together. |
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| An arrangement of molecules in a very regular, symmetrical, geometric pattern. |
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| Give two examples of an element. |
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| Give two examples of a compound. |
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Table salt, NaCl Water, H2O |
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| Name the two main categories of minerals and what percentage of minerals are in that category. |
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Silicate 90% Nonsilicate 10% |
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| What must a mineral contain in order to be a silicate? |
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| How many classes of minerals are there within the category of Non silicates? |
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| What are the names of the classes of minerals within the category of Non Silicates? |
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Carbonates Halides Oxides Sulfides Sulfates |
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| What must a mineral contain to be in the Carbonates group? |
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| What must a mineral contain to be in the Halides group? |
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| an element from Group 17 on the periodic table |
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| What must a mineral contain to be in the Oxides group? |
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| metal atoms combined with Oxygen atoms |
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| What must a mineral contain to be in the Sulfates group? |
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| What must a mineral contain to be in the Sulfides group? |
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| Name one example from each of the six classes of minerals. |
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Carbonates - CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Halides - NaCl (halite/table salt) Oxides - Fe2O3 (iron oxide)
Sulfates - CaSO4 (gypsum)
Sulfides - PbS (galena) |
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| Name five properties used to identify minerals. |
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Luster, Color, Streak, Cleavage + Fracture, hardness, special properties (must remember special properties) |
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| Density is how heavy something is in relation to its size. |
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Divide its mass by its volume Mass = weight Volume = how much space it takes up 1. Weigh it (Mass) 2. Drop it in water, measure the water displacement (Volume) |
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