Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Period ____________
Chemistry and Minerals Study Guide
Vocabulary: Define (Use teacher definitions, not yours) each of the following on a separate piece of paper.
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Luster
Mineral
Hardness
Moh’s Scale of Hardness
Streak
Specific Gravity
Element
Atom
Protons
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Neutrons
Electrons
Mendeleev
Periodic Table
Period
Group
Atomic Orbital
Valence Electrons
Solid
Chemistry:
From your power point notes regarding atomic size,
which elements would be the largest or smallest?
Please use a “>” greater than, or > less than sign.
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Volume
Crystal Structure
Silicates
Cleavage
Fracture
Density
Hardness
Please identify the names of each part of this section
from the period table using: atomic mass, atomic
number, element, and abbreviation/symbol.
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Li _________ Na
Au ________ Ag
Al __________ Si
K ___________Ba
Be __________Rn
Fill in the table below, you will either have to know the correct element, atomic symbol, atomic number, protons,
neutrons, electrons, and/or atomic mass.
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Element Name
Symbol
Atomic #
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Protons
Neutrons
16
Electrons
Atomic Mass
19
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Au
Copper
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Short Answer: Using what you know about atomic orbitals and valance electrons, answer the following questions for the
elements below.
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How many valence electrons does Carbon have?
How many atomic orbitals does Oxygen have? How do you find this out?
Why is Nitrogen in the 2nd period and 15th group on the period table?
What is the octet rule?
36.
Name the 5 distinct regions and their descriptions from the periodic table.
Minerals: Short Answer
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Name and explain the 4 characteristics of a mineral
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Name and explain the two types of luster.
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True or false is a rock a mineral?
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True or false, is color a reliable way of identifying a mineral?
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Carbon and graphite are both made of carbon, why do they look so different?
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How does a geologist determine the difference between pyrite (fools gold) and real gold?
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What is the most abundant type of mineral? Where are they found?
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Name at least five ways you can identify a mineral? Explain them.
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What method allows you to determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object such as a mineral?
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What two things must I have to determine specific gravity (density) of a mineral?
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If Sulfur has a mass of 6 grams and a volume of displaced water of 3, what is the density?
You will need to be able to identify these minerals on a test. Write down notes regarding their appearance/
characteristics to help you remember them.
Sulfur
Calcite
Gypsum
Galena
Fluorite
Quartz
Pyrite
Talc
Halite
Don’t forget to study, just because you finished the study guide doesn’t necessarily mean you know it!!!!