King Charles I School Knowledge Organiser

KS3 Elements
Key definitions:
Elements and the periodic table
1. Element A material made of only one type of atom
A material made of two or more different atoms,
2. Compound
chemically joined in fixed proportions
A material made of two or more elements or
3. Mixture
compounds but not chemically joined
4. Atom The smallest particle of an element
5. Particle The smallest part of matter
6. Periodic A tabular display of elements organised according Physical and chemical changes
Table to their properties.
Column of elements in the periodic table, linked
7. Groups by electronic structure and similar properties.
8. Periods Row of elements in the periodic table.
9. Metals Elements on the left of the periodic table.
10. Non-
metals Elements on the right of the periodic table.
11. Atomic States the number of protons (and electrons) in an
number atom of an element.
12. Mass States the number of protons and neutrons added
Separating techniques
number together, in an atom of an element.
• Filtration is used to separate insoluble solids from liquids.
13. Chemical Occur when chemicals combine to form new
• Evaporation is used to separate solutions; only the solute (solid)
change substances. The changes are permanent.
is kept.
14. Physical Occur without forming new substances. These • Distillation is used to separate substances with different boiling
change changes are not permanent; they are reversible. points.
15. Solute Solid that will dissolve in a liquid. • Substances with different solubilities can be separated by
16. Solvent Liquid that a soluble solid is able to dissolve in. chromatography.

17. Solution Solute and solvent combined.