Atomic Structure Vocab Review

Question 1

How many electrons are there is this element?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 2

What is a "happy atom"?

Accepted Answer

An atom with ALL of its outer shell (valence shell) filled.

Question 3

What is a polymer?

Accepted Answer

a chain of repeating molecules

Question 4

Which part of the atom is very small and has a mass of 1/2000?

Accepted Answer

Electron

Question 5

Which 2 particles are in the nucleus

Accepted Answer

Protons & Neutrons

Question 6

Which part of the atom has no charge at all?

Accepted Answer

Neutron

Question 7

How do you work out the number of protons in an element?

Accepted Answer

Same as the atomic number

Question 8

What does it mean that the "atomic number gives an atom its identity"?

Accepted Answer

The atomic number tells you what element an atomic is.

Question 9

How many protons are there is this element?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 10

What is the difference between an atom and a molecule?

Accepted Answer

Atoms are single units that bond together to form molecules

Question 11

What does the mass number tell you?

Accepted Answer

Number of protons + neutrons in the nucleus

Question 12

How do you work out the number of electrons in an element?

Accepted Answer

In a neutral atom, it is the same as the number of protons

Question 13

What does the atomic number tell you?

Accepted Answer

Number of protons, Number of electrons

Question 14

What are the "ingredients" before a reaction called?

Accepted Answer

reactants

Question 15

Which particle is positively charged with a mass number of 1?

Accepted Answer

Proton

Question 16

How many neutrons are there is this element?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 17

Which particle is positively charged with a mass number of 1? Same question, can we get better?

Accepted Answer

Proton

Question 18

Which particle is negatively charged?

Accepted Answer

Electron

Question 19

What is an "ion"?

Accepted Answer

An atom that is charged--it lost or gained an electron

Question 20

Which particle is not found in the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

Electron

Question 21

What is the middle of the atom called?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 22

How do you work out the number of neutrons in this element?

Accepted Answer

Difference between the mass number and the atomic number

Questions 22