Atomic Structure And The Periodic Table Flashcards
Smallest part of an element
Atom
How many different elements
100
Mixtures
Two or more elements or compounds
Can be separated by physical processes
Filtration
Separates soluble solids from insoluble
Crystallisation
Obtain a soluble solid from a solution
Distillation
Different boiling points
Chromatography
Separate different soluble coloured components
Thomson
1898
Electrons
Negative
Surrounded by a sea of positive charge
Plum pudding
Geiger and marsden experiment
Pg 10
Rutherford
Positive charge atom in centre nucleus
Nuclear model
Bohr
Electrons orbit
Chadwick
Evidence of neutrons in the nucleus
Later experiments
Nucleus= positive charge
Positive charge particles= protons
Subatomic particle
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Atoms have no charge because
Equal number of protons and elections