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Atomic Theory And Models Flashcards

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What is the Plum Pudding model?

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Atoms are made mostly out of positively charged material, like dough in a bun. The negatively charged electrons are found inside the positive dough

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Who created the Plum Pudding model?

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JJ Thomson

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When did Thomson’s introduce his theory?

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1897

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What did Democritus contribute to the atomic theory?

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He said:

Matter is formed of small pieces that could not be cut into smaller parts called atomos meaning uncuttable

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When did Democritus introduce his theory?

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430 BC

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What information did John Dalton contribute to the atomic theory?

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1) Atoms are tiny,invisible particles
2) Atoms of one element are all the same
3) Atoms of different elements are different
4) Compounds form by combining atoms

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When did John Dalton introduce his theory?

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1808

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The positively charged particle in an atom

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Proton

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What is a proton?

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The positively charged particles in the nucleus

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Atom model

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A representation of an Atom (a picture of what the atomic theories explain)

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Atom

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The smallest particle in which an element can be divided and still be the same substance

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John Dalton

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British Chemist who developed his atomic theory gathered from observations gathered during his experiment.

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Electron

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The negatively charged particles in an atom that are involved in the formation of chemical bonds

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Particle

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A tiny piece or part

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Nucleus

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The tiny extremely dense positively charged region in the center of an atom, made of protons and neutrons

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Bohr Model

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The model of the atom that states that electrons move around the center of the atom’s nucleus in fixed orbit; also called the planetary model

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Ernest Rutherford

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Scientist Who stated that the atom was mostly empty space in at the center was a small dense positively charged nucleus

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Neils Bohr

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Danish Scientist who suggested that electrons travel around the nucleus in fixed paths

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Fixed orbit

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To revolve around an object in a fixed path

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Neutron

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The particles of the nucleus that have no charge

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Quarks

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The subatomic particles that make up protons, electrons, and neutrons.

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Subatomic particle

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Any particles that are smaller than an atom

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Electron cloud

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The regions inside an atom where electrons are likely to be found

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Mass number

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The sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom

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John Thomson

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British chemist whose experiments with the cathode-ray tube led to the discovery of electrons

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Atomic mass unit (amu)

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The SI unit used to express the masses of particles in an atom

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Atomic number

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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Atomic mass

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The weighted average masses of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element

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Chemical symbol

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A shorthand way to write the name of an element

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Isotope

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Atoms with the same number of protons but hav different numbers of neutrons

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Periodic table

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A table of elements in order by increasing atomic mass

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Energy level

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A region of an atom in which electrons if the same energy are likely to be found

33
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Why do scientists use models?

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To help explain the structure of an atom

34
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What things makes an atomic model useful?

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It must support all the information that is known about matter and the behavior of atoms

35
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_________’s model was a simple sphere

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John Dalton’s

36
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________ join with other _______ to form new substances

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Atoms;atoms

37
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Who discovered the electron?

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John Thomson

38
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When was Ernest Rutherford’s atomic theory proposed?

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1911

39
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Who discovered the nucleus of an atom

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Rutherford

40
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Who said hat electrons travel in fixed orbits?

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Neils Bohr

41
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What is Niels Bohr’s model called?

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Bohr model / planetary model

42
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What is the model we currently follow today?

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Electron Cloud Model / Quantum Mechanics model

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What’s the difference between the electron cloud model and Bohr’s model?

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Bohr’s model showed electrons traveling in fixed paths, electron cloud had electrons scattered throughout randomly with no predicted pattern

44
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When did James Chadwick discover the neutron?

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1932

45
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In 1932, _______ _______________ discovered the neutron in the center of an atom

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James Chadwick

46
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Where are the electrons located in an atom?

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The electron cloud

47
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What is atomic mass?

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The weighted average masses of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element

48
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What charge does a proton have?

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Positive

49
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What charge does a neutron have?

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Neutral / no charge

50
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What charge does an electron have?

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Negative

51
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What was JJ Thomson’s model of the atom called?

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The Plum Pudding Model

52
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How many neutrons does a titanium atom have if:
The atomic number is 22
The atomic mass is 48

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26

53
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Which subatomic particles have the most mass?

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Protons and neutrons

54
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Where are the protons and neutrons located?

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The nucleus

55
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Why does and atom have a neutral charge?

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Because a normal atom has the same amount of protons as electrons which cancel each other out

56
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How are the numbers of protons determined in an element

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The atomic number

57
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How do you determine the number of neutrons in an atom?

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You subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass

58
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What’s the weakest force in the atom?

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Gravity

59
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What is the strongest force in an atom?

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Strong force

60
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What are the four forces in an atom?

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1) Gravity
2) Electromagnetic Force
3) Strong Force
4) Weak Force

61
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Organize the forces in an atom from strongest to weakest

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1) Strong Force
2) Electromagnetic Force
3) Weak Force
4) Gravity

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