Objectives and Standards for Chapter 3
- Describe the structure and properties of the atom; including protons, neutrons, and electrons
- Understand how atomic mass (or mass number) and atomic number are related to isotopes and what isotopes are.
- Know the contributions and individuals that contributed to the development of the atomic theory.
- Know the contributions and individuals that contributed to the development of the periodic table.
- Understand the regions, blocks, trends, and characteristics of the periodic table.
The Atom and Periodic Table
The atom and the Periodic Table are related because the Periodic Table gives us ALL the information we can know about the different atoms. In this section we will review information that you learned in the past about the atom and Periodic Table and add new information that you have not learned. We will also study who discovered the atom and Periodic Table and how these discoveries changed chemistry.