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• The periodic table is a list of all the elements which are known to exist
• Element


  A single type of atom
• Atom


  A very small thing, the word atom is Greek for 'uncuttable'
• There are still many elements yet to be discovered
• Compound


  Two or more elements that are chemically bonded together
• Structure of an atom


  • Electrons on the outer shells
  • Protons in the nucleus
  • Neutrons in the nucleus
• Protons


  Have a mass of 1 and a charge of +1
• Neutrons


  Have a mass of 1 and a charge of 0
• Electrons


  Have a mass of 1/2000 and a charge of -1
• Atomic number


  The number of protons and electrons in an atom
• Mass number


  The number of protons plus the number of neutrons
• Balancing a chemical equation


  1. List the reactants and products

  2. Count the number of each element

  3. Adjust the coefficients to balance the equation
• Chemical formulas to learn


  • CO2 (carbon dioxide)
  • H2O (water)
  • O2 (oxygen gas)
  • H2 (hydrogen gas)
  • N2 (nitrogen gas)
  • NH3 (ammonia)
  • HCl (hydrochloric acid)
  • H2SO4 (sulfuric acid)
• Element


  A pure substance made of a single type of atom
• Compound


  Two or more different elements chemically bonded together
• Mixture


  Many different substances, some chemically bonded, some not
• Separation techniques


  • Distillation
  • Evaporation
  • Filtration
  • Fractional distillation
• Plum pudding model of the atom

  • A large cloud of positive charge with negative electrons dotted throughout
• Rutherford and Marsden's experiment disproved the plum pudding model and led to the development of the nuclear model
• Rutherford discovered the nucleus, Chadwick discovered neutrons, and Bohr developed the current atomic model
• Groups


  Go down the periodic table, indicate the number of electrons in the outer shell
• Periods


  Go across the periodic table, indicate the number of electron shells
• Determining electronic configuration


  1. Draw the shells

  2. Fill the shells with the correct number of electrons
• Metals


  Lose electrons, forming positive ions
• Nonmetals


  Gain electrons, forming negative ions
• Groups on the periodic table


  • Group 1 (alkali metals)
  • Group 2 (alkaline earth metals)
  • Group 7 (halogens)
  • Group 8 (noble gases)
  • Transition metals
• Newlands' early periodic table was flawed as it did not leave gaps for undiscovered elements
• Mendeleev's periodic table was more successful as it left gaps and accurately predicted the properties of undiscovered elements
• Noble gases


  Have a full outer shell and are unreactive
• Halogens


  Highly reactive nonmetals that form diatomic molecules
• A more reactive element


  Can displace a less reactive element in a compound
• Halogens are commonly used as sterilizing agents, e.g. chlorine in swimming pools
• Alkali metals react violently with water, producing colourful flames used in fireworks
• Bromine cannot displace chlorine out of sodium chloride because chlorine is higher than bromine on the periodic table, so it's more reactive
• Displacement reactions


  Reactions where one element displaces another element from a compound, forming a new compound
• Halogens are mostly used for sterilizing things
• Halogens


  Want to gain 1 electron, the most reactive ones are at the top of the periodic table where there is least shielding between the electron they want to gain and the nucleus
• Alkali metals


  React very violently with water, producing flames and different colors which are used in fireworks
• Alkali metals are soft, grey metals which are easily cuttable and need to be kept in oil so they don't react with oxygen or water
• Reaction of metal with oxygen


  1. Metal plus oxygen forms metal oxide

  2. Metal oxide causes the shiny metal to dull