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Six Major Elements
Hydrogen (H)
Carbon (C)
Nitrogen (N)
Oxygen (O)
Phosphorus (P)
Sulfur (S)
Trace Elements
Sodium (Na)
Magnesisum (Mg)
Chlorine (Cl)
Potassium (K)
Calcium (Ca)
What are the three parts of the atom?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Protons are located in the ________ and have a ______________ charge.
nucleus and have a positive
Neutrons are located in the ___________ and have a ____________ charge.
nucleus and have a nuetral
Electrons are located in the ____________ and have a ____________ charge.
orbavlas/ outer rings and have a negative charge
In the innermost orbital there can be ____ number of electrons.
Two
In the outermost orbital there can be a __ number of electrons.
Eight
The atomic number is the number of ____ in an atom.
protons
When the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons the atom has a net charge of ________.
zero and the atom is neutral.
The atomic mass is the sum of the atoms __________ and ________.
Protons and neutrons.
Atoms of the same element that had different number of neutrons are called
Isotopes
To determine the number of neutrons,
subtract the atomic number from the weight.
When two or more atoms transfer electrons in order to complete the outermost orbital
Ionic
When an atom has lost or gained electrons
Ion
the atom has lost electrons and has a positive charge
Cation
the atom has gained electrons and has a negative charge
Anion
when two or more atoms share electrons
Covalent bonds
When electrons are not shared equally among atoms
Polar
when electrons are shared equally among atoms
nonpolar
when 1 pair of electrons are being shared between two carbon atoms
single bonds
when 2 pairs of electrons are being shared
double bonds
when 3 pairs of electrons are being shared
triple bonds
when two ore more atoms have been chemically combined together
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Author
dcauthen86
ID
100980
Card Set
Basic Chemistry
Description
Chapter 2
Updated
2011-09-11T03:24:25Z
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