9th Physical Science: Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table

How easily an atom will give up it's valence electrons is described by what measurement?

In our most current model and overall atomic theory we can determine the location of electrons.

In short, why do atoms gain or lose electrons?

Electrons have how much mass, as measured in atomic mass units (amu)?

The p-orbital can hold how many electrons in total?

A magnesium atom that has lost two electrons will possess what charge?

In the image shown what does the number 35 indicate?

Vertical columns in the periodic table are known as ________.

The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom add up to be the atom’s:

Two atoms with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons are ________.

How strongly an atom can attract an electron is described by the characteristic of _________.

Based on the position of Iodine in the periodic table, how will it find electric stability?

How many neutrons would you expect to find in most Calcium atoms?

The noble gas configuration for Sodium:

The f-orbital can hold how many electrons in total?

Moving left to right across a period, what trend exists in the electronegativity of atoms?

When an electron crashes back down from it's excited to ground state, what always occurs?

In the current model of the atom, where are electrons expected to be found?

Protons have how much mass, as measured in atomic mass units (amu)?

The s-orbital can hold how many electrons in total?

In the image shown, what structure does #4 most likely identify?

The outermost shell of electrons in an atom, which determine the atom's characteristics are the

Neutrons possess what charge?

Numbers 2 and 3 in the diagram below must be what particles based on their position in the atom

In modern atomic theory it is believed that electrons can exist between energy levels or shells

The d-orbital can hold how many electrons in total?

Horizontal rows in the periodic table are called _________.

Unit of measurement for atomic particles is the _______.

Protons possess what charge?

Look carefully at the image, what element is represented by this atom?

The electron configuration for Nitrogen:

What determines the chemical properties of an element?

Is the atom shown below a neutral atom or an ion?

Moving left to right across a period, what trend exists in the ionization energy of atoms?

In the image shown below, #1 is most likely representative of what particle?