Name: ________________________________________________________ Seminar: __________________________ Date: ___________________________
National Geographic: The Science Book
Inorganic Chemistry
Directions: Read the Organic Chemistry packet with your group. Then, use the book to research the discovery of the structure of atoms and
matter, elements and the periodic table, and the work performed by chemists in the field. Answer the questions below. Cite the page number
where you found the answer to each question.
Question
What did ancient Greek
philosophers believe about
matter?
What is an element? A
compound? A mixture?
Who first discovered the
structure of an atom and how?
What is an orbital?
Answer
Page
Number
What scientists created the
periodic table?
How is the periodic table
organized?
What determines the chemical
properties of an element?
How are chemical bonds
formed, and what are the
different types of chemical
bonds?
What is a polar covalent bond?
What is an ionic bond, and
what is the range of
electronegativity difference for
ionic bonds?
What is a nonpolar covalent
bond, and what is the range of
electronegativity difference for
nonpolar covalent bonds?
What is a catalyst?
What does an analytical
chemist do?
What does a biochemist do?
What is a semiconductor? What
is an example of a
semiconductor?
What is a conductor? What is
an insulator?
What are semiconductors used
for?
What are memory metals?