An Understanding of the Nature of Matter has Developed

Through Observations Over Time Review (2.1-2.3) (33 marks)

Name: _________________________ Date: __________________

Answer the following questions using your notes and/or pages 113-133 in the
textbook.

1. Briefly define the following terms. (10)

a. Atom:

b. Electron:

c. Nucleus:

d. Electron shells:

e. Protons:

f. Neutrons:

g. Periodic table:

h. Atomic number:

i. Period:

j. Group/family:

k. Atomic mass:

l. Atomic mass unit (amu):

 m. Mass number:

n. Metals:

o. Non-metals:

p. Metalloids:

q. Alkali metals:

r. Alkaline earth metals:

s. Halogens:

t. Noble gases:

2. Briefly describe the contributions of the following scientists. (4)

a. Democritus:

b. Aristotle:

c. Robert Boyle:

d. Antoine Lavoisier:
3. Describe the atomic model developed by each of the following scientists. (4)

a. John Dalton:

b. J.J. Thomson:

c. Ernest Rutherford:

d. Niels Bohr:

e. Erwin Schrodinger:

f. James Chadwick

4. The following diagram is a box from the periodic table. Label each item of
information in the box. What does each item tell you about the element? (4)

a. ______________

b. ______________

c. ______________

d. ______________
5. What properties could you use to distinguish metals from non-metals? (2)

6. For each statement below, explain why you think it describes an element or a
compound. (4)

a. An odourless, colourless gas produces water and carbon dioxide when

it burns.

b. A shiny, ductile solid that cannot be broken into smaller components.

c. An odourless, colourless liquid can be broken into two different gases

when electricity is passed through it.

d. A toxic green gas is very reactive with other metals and some
nonmetals.
7. What’s the difference between a group and a period in the periodic table? (1)

8. Examine the following image of an atom. Use the models of the atom
developed by Niels Bohr and James Chadwick to label its parts. (4)