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Day 1: Atomic and Nuclear Structure

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

If you change the number of neutrons

Back (Answer)

New isotope

#2
Front (Question)

Change charge

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New ion

#3
Front (Question)

The atomic mass is the

Back (Answer)

Average of isotopes

#4
Front (Question)

Columns (groups) in a periodic table

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Behave similar chemically

#5
Front (Question)

Nucleus is composed of

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Protons and neutrons

#6
Front (Question)

Z

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Atomic number

#7
Front (Question)

N+Z

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Mass number

#8
Front (Question)

Alkali metals

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Group 1 React violently with water. Highly reactive and exit heroic. Strong base

#9
Front (Question)

Alkaline earth metals

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Group 2 Basic. Not as reactive

#10
Front (Question)

Noble gases

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Group 3 Filled octet Inert gas

#11
Front (Question)

Halogens

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Group 4

#12
Front (Question)

Transition metals

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Group 5 Bright colored compounds

#13
Front (Question)

Exceptions in electron configurations

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Cr, Mo, Cu, Ag , Au

#14
Front (Question)

If you change Z it creates a

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New element

#15
Front (Question)

Non transition metals valance electrons

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Use group number Group 1: 1 valence electron Group 2: 2 valence electrons Group 13: 3 valence electrons Group 14: 4 valence electrons Group 15: 5 valence electrons Group 16: 6 valence electrons Group 17: 7 valence electrons Group 18: 8 valence electrons (except for helium, which has 2)

#16
Front (Question)

Transition metal valance electrons

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Group 3: 3 valence electrons Group 4: 2 to 4 valence electrons Group 5: 2 to 5 valence electrons Group 6: 2 to 6 valence electrons Group 7: 2 to 7 valence electrons Group 8: 2 or 3 valence electrons Group 9: 2 or 3 valence electrons Group 10: 2 or 3 valence electrons Group 11: 1 or 2 valence electrons Group 12: 2 valence electrons

#17
Front (Question)

Para-magnetic

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ion attracted to a magnetic feild –> odd # of electrons Un-piared electrons

#18
Front (Question)

Diamagnetic

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Slight deflection from magnetic feild All electrons are paired

#19
Front (Question)

When d subshell is full

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it does NOT count for valance

#20
Front (Question)

Remove electrons from

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highest shell first

#21
Front (Question)

The shell is given by

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n

#22
Front (Question)

Orbitals

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n^2

#23
Front (Question)

Max electrons

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2n^2

#24
Front (Question)

Electrons close to the nucleus have

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low energy