atomic structure and the periodic table Flashcards
In an element, all of the atoms are the ______
Same
Definition of a Compound
Compounds contain two or more different elements chemically combined in fixed proportions.
How do you separate a compound back into its elements??
Use a chemical reaction
Definition of mixture
Different elements or compounds but they are not chemically combined
To separate a mixture you can use………
Filtration, crystallization, distillation or chromatography
What is a molecule?
Any elements chemically combined, even if they are the same element
Give an example of a compound
Water
Filtration definition
Used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid
What do the state symbols tell us?
Tells us the physical state of the chemical
Crystallization
Used to separate a soluble solid from a liquid
the state symbol aq stands for what?
Dissolved in water
What does the state symbol aq stand for?
aqueous - dissolved in water
How can we make crystallization happen faster?
Be gently heating our solution to evaporate the water
Insoluble definition
The solid will not dissolve in the liquid
State the two types of distilllation
Fractional and Simple
Describe the process of simple distillation
- Evaporate the liquid by heating
- Condense the vapor back to a liquid by cooling
In fractional distillation, we separate a mixture of ___________ liquids
different
In what year did scientists discover that atoms contain tiny negative particles ( electrons) ?
1897
What did the discovery of electrons tell scientists?
That atoms are not tiny spheres that cannot be divided
The discovery of electrons proved that….
atoms must have an internal structure
How did the plum pudding model present an atom?
An atom as a ball of positive charge with negative electrons embedded in it
What was the purpose of the Alpha Scattering experiment?
To find out if the Plum Pudding model was correct
Describe the process of the Alpha scattering experiment:
- Scientists fired tiny particles at the gold foil
- The tiny particles are Alpha particles ( positive charge )
- The scientist found that most of the alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil without changing direction.
Deflected meaning
Changed direction