PHYSICS: CHAPTER 17The Atomic Nature of Matter

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You can type your answers into the document as you

go…and then print it out at the end of the hour.

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you finish the question.

Quantifying MatterPHYSICS A

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Matter can be split into a variety of different

sizes…

QUESTION #1: Rank the following terms in order from smallest (least complex) to biggest (most complex):

Molecule…Mixture…Atom…Compound…Go to Worksheet

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A chemical formula is used to illustrate what

elements are in a compound…

QUESTION #2: What are the names of the compounds with the following chemical formulas?

a) NaCl b) H2O c) KBr d) CS2 e) Ag2O

If you are not sure, click on the following link and search the website:

http://www.webelements.com/ Go to Worksheet

Atomic StructurePHYSICS A

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An atom is the smallest “whole” particle…but

atoms are made of smaller pieces…

QUESTION #3: Define each of the following terms. Also discuss some characteristics of each of the particles (i.e. size, charge, location in the atom, etc.).

b) Neutrona) Protonc) Electron

Click on the following link and search the website. Use search terms like “protons”, “neutrons”, “electrons”, “subatomic particles”, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Go to Worksheet

Atomic StructurePHYSICS A

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An atom is the smallest “whole” particle…but

atoms are made of smaller pieces…

QUESTION #4: What is a quark?

Click on the following link and search the website. Search using the term “quark”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Atomic StructurePHYSICS A

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An atom is the smallest “whole” particle…but

atoms are made of smaller pieces…

QUESTION #4: What is a quark?

Click on the following link and search the website. Search using the term “quark”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

QUESTION #5: What are the 6 types of quarks? Go to Worksheet

Atomic StructurePHYSICS A

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The following scientists all contributed to our

knowledge about atoms…

Click on the following link and search the website to find information about each of the scientists listed above.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/letters/ QUESTION #6: Briefly state what each person contributed to our knowledge of atoms.

c) Robert Brown

a) Amedeo Avagadro b) Niels Bohrd) Ernest Rutherford

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What do atoms look like?

The following websites might help you in the process.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm

QUESTION #7: Sketch a picture of a typical Helium atom. Be sure to include the correct number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

http://www.chemicalelements.com/ http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/2.html

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Periodic TablePHYSICS A

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The periodic table of elements organizes

elements in a variety of ways.

• Elements in the same group (column) have similar physical properties.

• The elements are arranged in order by their atomic number.

• Elements in the same row have similar electron shells.

Periodic TablePHYSICS A

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The periodic table of elements organizes

elements in a variety of ways.

Use the websites below to answer the following questions about the periodic table.

http://www.webelements.com/ http://www.chemicalelements.com/

Periodic TablePHYSICS A

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The periodic table… …fun stuff…

http://www.webelements.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

QUESTION #8: What five elements are referred to as halogens?

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Periodic TablePHYSICS A

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The periodic table… …fun stuff…

http://www.webelements.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

QUESTION #8: What five elements are referred to as halogens?

QUESTION #9: What elements are considered to be Noble gases?

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Periodic TablePHYSICS A

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The periodic table… …fun stuff…

http://www.webelements.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

QUESTION #10: At room temperature, give an example of an element that is a gas, a liquid, and a solid. Write the name of each example, its symbol, its atomic number, and its atomic mass. Go to Worksheet

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