Elements and Compounds

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Year 8 Chemistry Flashcards on Elements and Compounds, created by Billie P on 10/03/2018.
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Element A simple substance that cannot be split into anything simpler by chemical reactions.
Atoms The smallest particles of an element. Atoms of one element are all the same, and are different from atoms of all the other elements.
each element has a....... ...... chemical symbol
Chemical Symbol Is usually one or two letters. It is written with the first letter as a capital, and the second lower case.
chemical symbol of oxygen O
Chemical symbol of carbon C
Chemical symbol for iron Fe
Chemical symbol for alluminum Al
when elements join together they make compounds
compounds made form two elements always have a name that ends with... ide
carbon,oxygen carbon oxide
sodium,chlorine sodium chloride
magnesium,oxygen magnesium oxide
Chemical formula tells you the name and number of atoms in a compound
the smallest particle of many compounds is called a ........ molecule
molecules are made up of groups of atoms.Some elements are also molecules.
A molecule of oxygen O 2
molecule of water H O 2
METALS properties -good conductors of heat and electricity -shiny -solids with a high melting point -left side of the periodic table -three metals are magnetic -flexible
NON METALS properties -poor conductors of heat and electricity -dull -solids or gases -right hand side of the periodic table -brittle
all materials are made up of 90 elements
raw materials are non-renewable
a process that uses recycled or renewable materials is substainable
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