Positively charged particles that are found in an atom's nucleus.
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How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?
A carbon atom can form four covalent bonds.
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What are molecules?
Chemicals made when atoms share their valence electrons. Water is an example of a molecule.
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A REALLY difficult trivia question worth twice as many points! What is the electron orbital configuration for a carbon atom?
Two of them will be found in the 1s orbital close to the nucleus. The next two will go into the 2s orbital. The remaining ones are in two separate 2p orbitals.
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A ____ is a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in a definite proportion.
A Compound
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Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons that they contain in their nucleus are known as _.
Isotopes
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How do ionic bonds form? Please use NaCL (common table salt) as your example.
Na loses an electron and gains a positive charge. Cl gains Na's electron and becomes negative. The ions now attract like magnets.
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If 1 carbon and 4 hydrogens combine to make methane, how many covalent bonds will be formed?
4 covalent bonds will be formed.
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What will Carbon's Period Number tell you?
That it has two electron shells.
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What is Carbon's atomic number? Explain why it is assigned this atomic number.
The atomic number of carbon is 6. This is because it has six protons.
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What are neutrons?
Particles with no charge (neutral) that are found inside an atom's nucleus.
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What forms when atoms share electrons?
Covalent Bonds
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Is water an organic compound? Explain!
No. Water does NOT have carbon in it. To be considered an organic compound carbon must be part of its molecular structure.
