Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Unit 5 Study Guide


Unit 5:  Chemistry                                Study Guide Questions




  • ·            What are groups and periods on the periodic table?
  • ·            What is the relationship between valence electrons and chemical groups?
  • ·            What is an ion?
  • ·            How are chemical formulas written?
  • ·            Why do the elements of a group react similarly?
  • ·            What are ionic bonds?
  • ·            In forming compounds, how many electrons do atoms tend to get in the outer shell?
  • ·            What are covalent compounds?
  • ·            Which properties change in a chemical reaction?
  • ·            How is a chemical equation balanced?
  • ·            Which factors affect the rate of a reaction?
  • ·            What is organic chemistry?
  • ·            What is the difference between organic chemistry and organic food?
  • ·            How are compounds represented?
  • ·            What is chemistry?
  • ·            What is the structure of an atom?
  • ·            What composes all matter?
  • ·            How do we specify a given atom?
  • ·            Why do elements combine to form compounds?
  • ·            What defines an element?
  • ·            Define atomic number
  • ·            Define mass number
  • ·            Define isotope
  • ·            Define ion
  • ·            Define atomic mass
  • ·            What is the atomic theory?