Characteristics of Atoms:

Chemistry is described as the systematic investigation of the structure, properties, and behavior of matter and the modify matter undergoes.  This common definition raises several questions. Those questions are answered within the study of chemistry. Terms and basic concepts that help in knowing chemistry will be elaborate by this theory.

DEFINE the following terms:

a.         States of matter         d.         Mole

b.         Atomic weight          e.         Gram atomic weight

c.         Molecular weight     f.          Gram molecular weight

LIST the components of an atom and their relative sizes or charges.

STATE the criterion used to categorize an atom chemically.