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VALENCE ELECTRONS | ELECTRONS FOUND IN THE OUTER |
ENERGY LEVEL | any of the poissible energies an electron may have in an atome |
ORBITAL | A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons |
PERIODIC LAW | properties of elements tend to repeat in a regular pattern when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number |
DIATOMIC | pure elements that form molecules consisting of two atoms bonded together |
FAMILY | vertical column on periodic table, also known as a group; elements have similar chemical and physical properties and same number of valance electrons |
PERIOD | horizontal row of elements; elements in the same row have same number of orbitals |
LEWIS STRUCTURE | drawing of a molecule that illustrates the valence electrons for the element |
ELECTRON CLOUD | current theory or model of the atom where electrons move three dimensionally within a given area |
SUBSCRIPT | written in a chemical formula to communicate number of atoms of element in compound |
MENDELEEV | father of periodic table: determined the relationship of elements to organize them into a table |
MOSLEY | determined the atomic number NOT atomic weight determined order of elements in the periodic table |
CATION | result of an element changing from neutral state to positive because the element gave up electrons |
ANION | result of an element changing from neutral state to negative as a result of gaining electrons |
ION | charged particle as a result of losing or gaining electrons |
OXIDATION NUMBER | charge that atom would have if the compound was composed of ions |
SUPERSCRIPT | SYMBOLIZES THE OXIDATION NUMBER OF AN ELEMENT |
SUBSCRIPT | numbers that come after a symbol and below, tell you the number of. atoms of that element |
1 | number of atoms if element does not have a subscript |
VALENCE ELECTRONS | ELECTRONS FOUND IN THE OUTER |
ENERGY LEVEL | any of the poissible energies an electron may have in an atome |
ORBITAL | A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons |
FAMILY | vertical column on periodic table, also known as a group; elements have similar chemical and physical properties and same number of valance electrons |
PERIOD | horizontal row of elements; elements in the same row have same number of orbitals |
LEWIS STRUCTURE | drawing of a molecule that illustrates the valence electrons for the element |
ELECTRON CLOUD | current theory or model of the atom where electrons move three dimensionally within a given area |
CATION | result of an element changing from neutral state to positive because the element gave up electrons |
ANION | result of an element changing from neutral state to negative as a result of gaining electrons |
ION | charged particle as a result of losing or gaining electrons |
CORE ELECTRONS | electrons that are NOT in the outer orbital/shell of the atom |
OCTET RULE | max of eight valence electrons; full outer shell |
MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS | elements that do not include transition or rare earth metals |
3rd orbital or energy level | M shell |
ELECTRONEGATIVITY | The ability for an atom to attract electron. |
6 | number of valence electrons for oxygen |
single bond | A chemical bond formed when atoms share one pair of electrons. |
double bond | A chemical bond formed when atoms share two pairs of electrons. |
polar bond | A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally. |
non-polar bond | A covalent bond in which electrons are shared equally. |
number of orbitals | Period number is equal to ________ |
number of valence electrons | Family/Group number is equal to ______ |
decreases | Ionization energy _____ as you move down a group on the periodic table |
valence electrons | Elements in the same group have the same number of _____. |
It increases because the electron number goes up | The amount of energy needed to remove an electron ____ from left to right across a period. |
nonmetal | An element is dull, brittle, a poor conductor, and it does not react with hydrochloric acid. This element is most likely a _____. |
Periodic Law | Statement that when the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their chemical and physical properties |
2 electrons | Alkaline earth metals lose _____ electrons to achieve the electron configuration of the noble gas in the preceding period. |
an electron | Ionization energy is the energy required to remove ____ from an atom of an element. |