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Atomic Structure Flashcards

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1
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State the radius of an atom

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1 x 10(-10) meters

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State the radius of a typical nucleus

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1 x 10(-14) metres

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3
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How does the radius of a nucleus compare to that of an atom

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At least 10,000 times smaller

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4
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Where is most of the mass concentrated in an atom

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The nucleus

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5
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How are electrons arranged in atoms?

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They orbit the nucleus in energy levels

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6
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What happens when an electron absorbs EM radiation?

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They get excited and move to a higher energy level

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What happens when an electron emits EM radiation

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It becomes de-excited and moves to a lower energy level

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8
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State the mass of a proton

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1

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9
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State the mass of a neutron

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1

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10
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State the mass of an electron

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1/2000

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11
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state the charge of a proton

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+1

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12
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State the charge of an electron

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-1

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13
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State the charge of a neutron

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0

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14
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State where the protons are found

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The nucleus of the atom

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15
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State where the protons are found

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Nucleus

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16
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State where the electrons are found

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In energy levels orbiting the nucleus

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17
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What does the atomic number tell us?

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The number of protons which determines what is the element is

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18
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What does the mass number tells us?

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The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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19
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How can we calculate the number of neutrons in atom has

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By subtracting the atomic proton number from the atomic mass number

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20
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State why the atoms have no overall charge

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They have the same number of positive protons and a negative electrons of the charges cancel out

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21
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Define ion

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A charged particle that has either gained or lost an electron

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22
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How can atoms turn into positive ions?

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They lose one or more outer electrons

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23
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Define isotope

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Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons

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24
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What can led to the scientific model being replaced?

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New experimental evidence

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25
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Before the electron were discovered atoms what we are atoms thought to be

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Tiny indivisible Spears

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26
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What discovery led to JJ, Thompson’s plum pudding model

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The electron

27
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Describe the plum pudding model

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A positive ball of charge with a negative electrons embedded into it

28
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State the results of the alpha scattering experiment

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Most particles pass straight through

Some deflected by small angles

A few deflected by large angles

29
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What conclusion was made from the alpha scattering experiment?

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The mass of an atom is concentrated at the centre (nucleus). The nucleus was charged and most of the atom actually consisted of empty space.

30
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Name of the atomic model developed based on Rutherford alpha scattering experiment

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The early nuclear model

31
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Why was thin, gold foil used?

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Because it was one atom, thick

32
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What improvements did Niels Bohr suggest

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Electrons orbit at specific distances

33
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Name the first subatomic particles in the nucleus to be discovered

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Proton

34
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What did James Chadwick discover?

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The neutron

35
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What is radioactive decay

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The breakdown of unstable nuclei, which emit radiation as they change to become different elements that are more stable

36
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Can we predict when an atom will decay

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No, it is a random process

37
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Define activity

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The rate how fast at which a source or nuclei decays

38
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State that unit of activity

A

Bq

39
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Name three different types of radiation

A

Alpha particle (a)

Beta particle (B)

Gamma particle (Y)

40
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What is an alpha particle?

A

Helium nucleus, which contains two neutrons and two protons

41
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What is a beta particle?

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High-speed electron ejected from the nucleus

42
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How much is an alpha particle be represented in a nuclear equation?

A

4
He
2

43
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How might a beta particle be represented in a nuclear equation?

A

0
e
-1

44
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What is a gamma ray?

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A type of electromagnetic radiation

45
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What is ionising radiation?

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Radiation that removes electrons from atoms that it interacts with

46
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What type of radiation is the most ionising

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Alpha

47
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What type of radiation is least ionising?

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Gamma

48
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Which type of radiation is most penetrating?

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Gamma

49
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Which type of radiation is least penetrating

A

Alpha

50
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Define half life

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The time it takes for the number of nuclei of the isotope in a sample to half

51
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What is radioactive contamination?

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When radioactive atoms attach to other materials

52
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What is irradiation?

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Exposing an object to nuclear radiation

53
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What are the natural sources of background radiation?

A

Rock and cosmic rays from space

54
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What are the man-made sources of background radiation?

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Nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accidents

55
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What are the uses of radiation in medicine?

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Exploration of internal organs and the control of destruction of unwanted tissue

56
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I what is nuclear fission

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The splitting of a large and unstable nucleus

57
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What is usually needed for fission?

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The unstable nucleus absorbs a neutron

58
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What happens to a nucleus, undergoing fission

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Split into two smaller nuclei

59
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What is emitted during fission

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Two or three neutrons, gamma rays, and energy?

60
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What is a chain reaction?

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Emitted neutrons go onto cause further fission reactions

61
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how is a chain reaction controlled in a nuclear reactor?

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Control rods

62
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Give an example of an uncontrolled chain reaction

A

Nuclear explosion

63
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What is nuclear fusion?

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The joining of two light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus

64
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What are the man-made sources of background radiation?

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Nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accident 

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