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Intro to Chemistry

Intro to Chemistry - Vocab

Vocabulary Term Drawing Definition

atom

proton

neutron

nucleus

electron

Atomic number

Atomic mass

The Atoms Family

Name:

Nelda Neutron

Description:

Neutral

Favorite Activity: Hanging out at the Nucleus Arcade

In the center of Matterville, there is a

place called the Nucleus Arcade,

where two members of the Atoms

Family like to hang out. Perky

Patty Proton, like her sisters, is

quite large with a huge smile and

eyes that sparkle (+). Patty is always

happy and has a very positive

personality. Nerdy Nelda Neutron

is large like Patty, but she has a

boring, flat mouth and eyes with zero

expression (o). Her family is very

apathetic and neutral about

everything. Patty, Nelda, and their

sisters spend all their time at the

arcade.

The Atoms Family Story

Name:

Patty Proton

Description:

Positive

Favorite Activity: Hanging out at the Nucleus Arcade

Name:

Elliott Electron

Description:

Negative

Favorite Activity:

Racing around the arcade

Around the Nucleus Arcade, you will

find a series of roadways that are used

by another member of the Atoms Family,

Enraged Elliott Electron. Elliott races

madly around the Arcade on his bright

red chrome-plated Harley-Davidson. He

rides so fast that no one can be sure

where he is at any time. Elliott is much

smaller than Patty and Nelda and he is

always angry because these bigger

relatives will not let him in the Arcade.

He has a frown on his face, eyes that are

squinted with anger, and a very negative

(-) attitude.

The first energy street can only hold

only two Electron brothers. The second

energy street, called the Energy

Freeway, can hold 8 brothers. The third

energy street, called the Energy

Superhighway, can hold 18 of the

brothers.

Nucleus Arcade

Contains protons & neutrons

Energy Freeway

Can hold 8

electrons

Energy Superhighway

Can hold 18 electrons

Energy Street

Can hold 2

electrons

The morale of Matterville is stable as long as each negative Electron brother

is balanced out by one positive Proton sister. The number of residents in

Matterville depends on the Proton and Neutron families.

1st Verse:

They’re tiny and they’re teeny,

Much smaller than a beany,

They never can be seeny,

The Atoms Family.

Chorus

2nd Verse:

Together they make gases,

And liquids like molasses,

And all the solid masses,

The Atoms Family

Chorus

3rd Verse:

Neutrons can be found,

Where protons hang around;

Electrons they surround

The Atoms Family.

Chorus

Chorus:

They are so small.

(Snap, snap)

They’re round like a ball.

(Snap, snap)

They make up the air.

They’re everywhere.

Can’t see them at all.

(Snap, snap)

They’re tiny and they’re

teeny,

Much smaller than a beany,

They never can be seeny,

The Atoms Family.

They are so small. (Snap, snap)

They’re round like a ball. (Snap, snap)

They make up the air.

They’re everywhere.

Can’t see them at all. (Snap, snap)

Together they make gases,

And liquids like molasses,

And all the solid masses,

The Atoms Family

They are so small. (Snap, snap)

They’re round like a ball. (Snap, snap)

They make up the air.

They’re everywhere.

Can’t see them at all. (Snap, snap)

Neutrons can be found,

Where protons hang around;

Electrons they surround

The Atoms Family.

They are so small. (Snap, snap)

They’re round like a ball. (Snap, snap)

They make up the air.

They’re everywhere.

Can’t see them at all. (Snap, snap)

The Element Song

Created by G.Baker

www.thesciencequeen.net

An atom refresher

• Matter is anything that takes up space and has

mass.

• All matter is made of atoms

• Atoms are the building blocks of matter, sort of

how bricks are the building blocks of houses.

An atom refresher • An atom has three

parts:

• Proton = positive

• Neutron = no charge

• Electron = negative

• The proton & neutron are found in the center of the atom, a place called the nucleus.

• The electrons orbit the nucleus.

Picture from

http://education.jlab.org/qa/atom_model_03.gif

Nucleus

1st shell

2nd shell

3rd shell

Adapted from http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/atomsfam.pdf

Atomic number equals the number of ____________ or ________________.

Atomic mass equals the number of ______________ + _______________.

The Atoms Family - Atomic Math Challenge

Atomic Number

Symbol

Name

Atomic Mass

protons electrons

protons neutrons

Assignment: Finish the rest of the worksheet and turn it in to your teacher.

Bohr Diagrams

C

1) Draw a nucleus

Bohr Diagrams

6p

6n

1) Using the periodic

table, determine the

number of protons and

neutrons in the nucleus

2) Write the number of

Protons and Neutrons

in the nucleus

Bohr Diagrams

1) Add the electrons. The

number of electrons is

the same as the

number of protons.

1) Carbon has 6

electrons.

2) The first shell can only

hold 2 electrons.

C

Bohr Diagrams

1) Since you have 2

electrons already

drawn, you need to add

4 more.

2) These go in the 2nd

shell.

3) Add one at a time -

starting on the right

side and going counter

clock-wise.

C

Bohr Diagrams

1) Check your work.

2) You should have 6 total electrons for Carbon.

3) Only two electrons can fit in the 1st shell.

4) The 2nd shell can hold up to 8 electrons.

5) The 3rd shell can hold 18, but the elements in the first few periods only use 8 electrons.

C