Create a model of this atom
Atomic number = the number of protons (+) in an atom
It is the number at the top of an elements square
Example: Tungsten (W) has an atomic number of 74
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Atomic mass = the number of protons and neutrons in an atom
The # of neutrons can be calculated by subtracting the atomic mass and atomic number
Example: Silver (Ag): 108 - 47 = 61 neutrons
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The periodic table reflects neutral atoms & the # protons = the # of electrons to present a neutral charge.
Example: Phosphorus has an atomic number of 15, which means in a neutral atom is has 15 protons and 15 electrons.
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Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons (atomic number) and identity, but a different number of neutrons (atomic mass).
Example: carbon-12 and carbon-13 are isotopes of one another because they both have the same atomic number but a different number of neutrons

Ions can occur when atoms interact. Cations are formed when metals lose electrons. Anions are formed when (typically) nonmetals gain electrons.
Example: Na can lose an electron & become the cation Na+
Example: Cl can gain an electron & become the anion Cl-
Ionic compounds have a metal and nonmetal bonded together.
Groups 1 and 2 are metals
Groups 14 to 18 are nonmetals
Example: NaCl

Covalent compounds have a nonmetal bonded to another nonmetal
Examples: CO2

There are 2 main types of substances: pure substances and mixtures.
Pure substances can be elements, molecules of elements, or molecules of compounds.
Mixtures are a combination of 2 or more pure substances that are mixed together in the same area, yet the substances are not chemically combined by bonds. These substances do not change their chemical identity.
Mixtures include 2 or more different elements, 2 or more different compounds, or 2 or more different elements and compounds all in the same area.
Mixtures have different names which are determined by their particle size.
A suspension is when big particles or chunks of something float in a liquid, like the mustard in a mac salad.
A solution is when very small particles are mixed with a liquid.
Colloids are when you take 2 materials that do not dissolve and you make the particles so small that they cannot separate.
Mixtures can be separated by physical and chemical properties. In distillation, a mixture is heated and the temperature is monitored. As a substance reaches its boiling point, it will evaporate and turn into steam. This steam will enter a condenser that cools the steam, which then liquifies and falls into a receiving flask. At the end, the original flask will have one substance that has a higher boiling point and did not evaporate (called the residue) and the receiving flask will have a different substances with a lower boiling point that evaporated (the distillate). This process is used to separate petroleum (oil) into its valuable components like propane, diesel fuel, waxes and lubricants.
A mixture of Compounds
A mixture of Elements
A mixture of Elements and Compounds
Use atoms from the periodic table to contrive your models
Match the scenario to the technique that can separate it
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Mrs. Bello has a homogenous mixture of salt and water.
| arrow_right_alt | Filter the mixture in a filter paper to collect the solid residue in the paper and the liquid filtrate in the flask
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Ms. Phoebe has a mixture of salt, sand, and water.
| arrow_right_alt | Use distillation to separate the mixture by vaporizing one, while keeping the other in the flask. The vaporized one will condense in a condenser and become a separated liquid.
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Ms. Maddy has a mixture of two liquids that have separate boiling points.
| arrow_right_alt | Use evaporation, allowing the liquid to vaporize into a gas and the solid to stay
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Mr. Guesno wants to separate a heterogenous mixture of sand and water.
| arrow_right_alt | First filter one substance out using a filter paper.
Then with the remaining mixture, which is now liquid and a dissolved solute, evaporate the liquid. You should have crystals of solute remaining.
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