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Chapter 17 ppt.1
cdeutsch/ursuline
Question | Answer |
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What is the smallest part of an element that still acts like that element? | an atom |
How many elements are there? | 117 elements |
How many are natural and how many are man-made? | 90 are found in nature and 27 are man-made |
What are the 5 elements that make up living things? (Conch) | carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium, and hydrogen |
What element makes up 90% of the matter in the universe? | hydrogen |
What is a chemical symbol? | It is a letter or letters that represent an element. The first letter is always captolized. |
Describe the motion of atoms in solids, liquids and gases. | Atoms move slowest in solids, faster in liquids and fastest in gases. |
What is a chemical symbol? | It is a letter or letters that represent an element. The first letter is always captolized. |
It is a substance that is made of different elements combined in a fixed proportion. (water ) | |
Why are atoms too small to be seen with visible light? | Because light is made up of waves and atoms are smaller than a wavelength of visible light. |
how can you see a molecule? | It can be seen with an electron microscope. |
What are compounds made of? | Different kinds of elements. |
What is in the nucleus of an atom? | protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus |
What is important about the nucleus? | It is in the center region of the atom and it contains most of the mass of the atoms. |