Hunting the Elements

Here is a link to the video that we watched in class Monday and Tuesday:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2217713569/

Enjoy!

Here is AMAZING song that I played for you today in class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzTQWn-wfE

Really listen to the lyrics to help you remember the scientists and the specific contributions that they made to the atomic model.

Happy Studying!

Notes: 11/18 (Periodic Table)

Periodic table from MrsKendall

Notes: 11/15 (Metallic Bonds)

Metallic bonds from MrsKendall

Study Guide (Due 21st)

STUDY GUIDE: Atoms, Chemical Bonds etc.

The following has been designed to make you successful on the first Chemistry test. This study guide is only meant to help guide what you are studying. Make sure to also study your notes, the book, worksheets and labs from class.  

Answer these questions on the back of this sheet or a separate piece of paper!!

1. What are the names and charges of sub-atomic particles?
2. What is an isotope?
3. How do you calculate the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an element?
4. Who are the scientists involved in the research of the atom?
5. What is the order of the scientists that helped research and discover the atom?
6. What were the main contributions of each scientist?
7. Draw a Bohr diagram for Si (Silicon).
8. Draw a Lewis dot diagram/electron dot diagram for SI (Silicon)
9. How many electrons are on each of the shells/energy levels?
10. How do you read the periodic table to learn specific information for each element?
11. What is a period?
12. How may periods are there on the periodic table?
13. What makes an element reactive?
14.  How can you predict reactions between atoms?
15. What makes an element stable?
16. What are the names of the “families” on the periodic table?
17. What are the main properties of metals?
18. What is an ion?
19. How does an ion form?
20. List the general characteristics of ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
21. Write out a balanced formula for the following ionic bond: Mg and Cl
22. List the elements in the following formula and how many there are for each: CaCO₃                   
23. Draw a bond diagram for the following two molecules: H₂O and CH₄

Notes 11/8 (covalent bonding)

Covalent bonds from MrsKendall

Notes 11/6 (Ionic Bonds)

Ionic bonds from MrsKendall

Notes 11/4 (Isotopes, Lewis Dot Diagrams, Predicting Reactions)

Isotopes, Lewis Dot Diagrams and Predicting Reactions from MrsKendall