Atoms and Elements Study Guide

an individual particle of an element

• element

• atom

• compound

• molecule

the mass of a single atom

• atomic number

• atomic pounds

• atomic mass

• atomic volume

a shorthand notation of one, two, or three letters that represent the name of the element

• chemical symbol

• chemical sign

• chemical name

• chemical reaction

1. a limitation on the range of possible solutions to a design

• limitation

• criteria

• constraint

• requirement

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the requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful

• limitations

• criteria

• constraints

• requirements

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a unique particle of matter that is a fundamental building block of matter

• element

• compound

• molecule

• electron

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a table that lists all of the known elements and groups them into columns by important shared properties

• Periodic Table of Elements

• Periodic Table of Atoms

• Periodic Table of Compounds

• Periodic Table of Molecules

The unit of measure for the atomic mass of an element is a __________.

• gram (g)

• milliliter (mL)

• Dalton (Da)

• Cubic centimeter (cm3)

Why did Mendeleev leave blank spaces on his Periodic Table of Elements?

• for elements that he had not created yet

• for elements that had not been discovered yet

• because he didn't know what to put there

• because it looked better to have blank spaces

The periodic table lists all the known elements and groups them into __________ by their shared ___________.

• rows ; properties

• rows ; atomic numbers

• columns ; properties

• columns ; atomic numbers