Fundamentals of Chemistry
DOE-HDBK-1015/1-93
OBJECTIVES
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
1.0
Without references, DESCRIBE the characteristics of an atom.
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
1.1
DEFINE the following terms:
a.
States of matter
d.
Mole
b.
Atomic weight
e.
Gram atomic weight
c.
Molecular weight
f.
Gram molecular weight
1.2
LIST the components of an atom, their relative sizes, and charges.
1.3
STATE the criterion used to classify an atom chemically.
1.4
DEFINE the following subdivisions of the periodic table:
a.
Periods of the periodic table
b.
Groups of the periodic table
c.
Classes of the periodic table
1.5
Given a periodic table, IDENTIFY the following subdivisions:
a.
Periods of the periodic table
b.
Groups of the periodic table
c.
Classes of the periodic table
1.6
LIST the characteristics that elements in the same group on the periodic table share.
1.7
DEFINE the term valence.
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