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Chemistry -- Chapters4/5: Atoms & the Periodic Table (completion)



Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 1. 

The word atom comes from a Greek word that means “unable to be ____________________.”
 

 

 2. 

Most atoms have equal numbers of ____________________ and ____________________.
 

 

 3. 

A region in which there is a high probability of finding an electron is called a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 4. 

An element’s average atomic mass refers to the weighted average of the masses of all of its naturally occurring ____________________.
 

 

 5. 

The ____________________ in ____________________ of 1 mole of a substance equals its molar mass.
 

 

 6. 

The number of particles in one mole of a substance is referred to as ______________________________.
 

 

 7. 

The nucleus of an atom has a(n) ____________________ electric charge.
 

 

 8. 

Isotopes of an element have the same atomic ____________________ but different atomic ____________________.
 

 

 9. 

The ____________________ is the SI unit that is used for counting small particles, such as atoms.
 

 

 10. 

The molar mass of krypton is 83.80 g/mol. The mass of 5.00 mol of krypton is ____________________ g.
 

 

 11. 

The number of energy levels that are filled in atoms is determined by the number of ____________________.
 

 

 12. 

An atom gains energy by absorbing a light particle called a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 13. 

The first person who suggested that matter was made up of atoms was the Greek philosopher ____________________.
 

 

 14. 

Neutrons and protons are found in the ____________________ of an atom.
 

 

 15. 

According to modern atomic theory, the exact location of a(n) ____________________ is uncertain.
 

 

 16. 

An atom of potassium has an atomic mass of 39 u and an atomic number of 19. It therefore has ____________________ neutrons in its nucleus.
 

 

 17. 

When an atom gains or loses energy, ____________________ jump between energy levels.
 

 

 18. 

The chemical properties of an atom are determined by _________________________, which are located in the atom’s outer energy level.
 

 

 19. 

An electron that gains energy enters an excited state and absorbs a particle of light called a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 20. 

The order of elements in the periodic table is based on the number of ____________________ in the nucleus.
 

 

 21. 

Because atoms of elements in the same group of the periodic table have the same number of _________________________, they have similar properties.
 

 

 22. 

The most familiar semiconductor, ____________________, is one of the most abundant elements in Earth’s crust.
 

 

 23. 

Neon is an inert gas because its outer _________________________ is full of electrons.
 

 

 24. 

Group 17 halogens form compounds by gaining an electron to become _________________________.
 

 

 25. 

One of the important ideas about Mendeleev’s periodic table was that he predicted new ____________________.
 

 

 26. 

The periodic law states that, in the modern periodic table, elements with similar ____________________ appear at regular intervals.
 

 

 27. 

A group’s elements react similarly because of their _________________________.
 

 

 28. 

Some elements are highly ____________________ because their outermost energy levels are only partially filled.
 

 

 29. 

Elements that are usually shiny are ____________________.
 

 

 30. 

The elements in a family in the periodic table have similar ____________________ and ____________________ properties.
 

 

 31. 

The ______________________________ are located in the center of the periodic table.
 

 

 32. 

Noble gases are nonreactive gaseous elements that are located in Group ____________________ in the periodic table.
 

 

 33. 

Elements called _________________________ can conduct heat and electricity under certain conditions
 

 

 34. 

The _________________________ states that when elements are arranged by atomic number, elements with similar properties appear at regular intervals.
 

 

 35. 

The number of valence electrons largely determines the ____________________ properties of each group in the periodic table.
 

 

 36. 

The valence electron of a lithium atom is easily removed to form a lithium ____________________ with a charge of 1+.
 

 

 37. 

Nonmetals are sometimes called ____________________ because they do not conduct heat or electricity well.
 

 

 38. 

The metals are divided into three families, based on the number of ______________________________ they have.
 

 

 39. 

Group 1 of the periodic table consists of the _________________________, a highly reactive group of elements.
 

 

 40. 

The ____________________ are reactive elements in Group 17 in the periodic table.
 

 

 41. 

Six elements called _________________________, or _________________________, are not metals but have some properties of metals.