Atomic Theory Flashcards

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Father of atomic theory

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John Dalton

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John dalton was an _ scientist

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English

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In 1803, John dalton proposed

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Theory of the atom

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John dalton proposed the theory of the atom in year

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1803

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5
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John dalton believed that atoms cannot be

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Broken down further

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Dalton believed that all mater is made of

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Atoms

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Dalton believed that atoms within an element are

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The same

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Dalton believed that atoms from different elements are not

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The same

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9
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Atoms are rearranged during

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A chemical reaction

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10
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Atoms rearranged during a chemical reaction but are not lost is the law of

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Conservation of Mass

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Compounds are formed when

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Atoms from two or more elements combine (H2O)

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12
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In any compound, the ratio of the number of atoms to one another is

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A whole number

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13
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In any compound, the ratio of the number of atoms to one another is a whole number (law)

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Law of Multiple Proportions

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Ratio of number of atoms to one another whole number (example)

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CO2 (1c,2o)

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Law of Multiple Proportions states that if two elements combine to form more than one compound

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The masses of one element will combine with the other elements in a whole number ratio

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16
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Atoms and molecules are the smallest particles a substance can be and

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Still retain its chemical and physical properties

17
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Another English physicist named

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J.J. Thomson

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J.J. Thomson discovered the

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Electron

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J.J Thomson proposed the _ model of the atom

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Plum pudding

20
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J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in year _ disproving Dalton’s theory that the atom can’t be broken down

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1897

21
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Thomson used the idea of

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Radiation

22
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Radiation is energy that is transmitted in the form of (3)

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Waves

Particles

Rays