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level: Atoms and Bonds

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level questions: Atoms and Bonds

Question	Answer
A single chemical element is composed entirely of what identical substance?	Atom
What two components are an atom comprised of?	Nucleus and electrons
What is the name of the component that binds atoms together to make solid substances?	Electrons
What two components form the nucleus in an atom?	Protons and Neutrons
What part of the atom is highlighted in this image?	Nucleus
What part of this atom is highlighted in the image?	Electron
What term refers to the framework of bonded atoms that make up a material?	Internal Structure
What is the name for materials that posses orderly bonding of atoms?	Crystalline
What is the name for materials that possess a disorderly framework of atoms?	Amorphous
What is the name for inorganic crystalline materials that are formed by geological processes?	Minerals
What type of elements give gemstones their colour?	Metallic
What is the name of the element that diamonds are entirely composed of?	Carbon
What is the name of one of the elements that can cause colour in diamonds?	Boron
What is the name for a material that is made from two or more chemically bonded elements?	Chemical compound
What is the name for a compound made of up of one or more elements combined with silicon-oxygen?	Silicates
What type of structure is depicted in this image?	Crystalline
What is the name of the structure depicted in this image?	Amorphous
What is the name of the compound comprising of one or more chemical elements combined with oxygen?	Oxides
What is the name for a material made from compunds of oxygen and carbon bonded with metallic elements?	Carbonates
What is the name for a material made from compounds combined with phosphorous and oxygen?	Phosphates
What is the name for materials formed by, or with the help of, biological processes?	Organic
The definition of the term "mineral" includes which three criteria?	Natural