| Term | Definition |
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+2 |
The charge on a magnesium ion |
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+1 |
The charge on a sodium ion |
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-1 |
The charge on a fluourine ion |
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-2 |
The charge on a sulfur ion |
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ion |
an atom that has gained or lost an electron |
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alpha |
a radioactive particle stopped by paper |
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beta |
a radioactove particle stopped by foil |
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gamma |
radioactivity that is a wave |
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helium |
an alpha particle is like the nucleus of what element? |
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electron |
what subatomic particle is a beta particle? |
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groups |
Another word for the columns in the periodic table |
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periods |
another name for rows of elements in a periodic table |
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1 |
what group is lithium in? |
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noble gases |
What name is group 8 known by? |
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outer shell |
Noble gases don't react because they have a full _____ |
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covalent |
A type of bonding that involves sharing electrons |
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nonmetals |
covalent bonds only occur in... |
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2 |
How many fluorine ions would bond with a single magnesium ion? |
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double |
covalent bonds with two pairs of electrons being shared are ____ bonds |
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fission |
the splitting of an atom into smaller fragments |
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carbon |
what element is used to date once-living things? |
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isotopes |
atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons |