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ATOMS Flashcards

1
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materials that offer zero resistance to electrical current

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SUPERCONDUCTORS

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2
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superconductors are produced at extremely _____ temperature

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COLD

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3
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_____ and _____ created superconductors

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VITALI PRAKAPENKA
ERAN GREENBERG

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4
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vitali prakapenka and eran greenberg are from _____

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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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5
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proposed that matter is composed of tiny particles that cannot be divided

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GREEK: LEUCIPPUS AND DEMOCRITUS

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6
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atomos=

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UNCUTTABLE

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7
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proposed atomic theory of matter

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JOHN DALTON

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8
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matter = small particles called atoms

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ATOMIC THEORY OF MATTER

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9
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initiated the acceptance of meteorology as a scientific pursuit rather than a topic of general folklore

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JOHN DALTON

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10
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book that john dalton wrote=

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION AND ESSAYS

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11
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formed when atoms of different elements chemically combine

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COMPOUND

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12
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can capture images showing marble like atoms

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SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE

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13
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british physicist

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J.J. THOMSON

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13
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what is the model of atom called

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PLUM PUDDING MODEL

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14
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discovered electron

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J.J. THOMSON

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15
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atoms are electrically _____

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NEUTRAL

16
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new zealand born british psychist

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ERNEST RUTHERFORD

17
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what experiment did ernest rutherford do

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GOLD FOIL EXPERIMENT

18
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he concluded that an atom is made up of very dense positively charged nucleus surrounded by empty space

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ERNEST RUTHERFORD

19
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who identified positively charged protons

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ERNEST RUTHERFORD

20
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who discovered uncharged neutrons in nucleus

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JAMES CHADWICK

21
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danish physicist=

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NIELS BOHR

22
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while studying the line spectrum of hyfrogen, he realized that electrons in an atom exist in specific regions

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NIELS BOHR

23
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who theorized that electrons have several possible orbits at different distances from nucleus

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NIELS BOHR

24
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when electrons in an atom are in their lowest energy level

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GROUND STATE

25
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atoms=

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PROTONS
ELECTRONS
NEUTRONS

26
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proton=
neutron=
electron=

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POSITIVELY CHARGED/ BOUND IN NUCLEUS OF ATOM
NEUTRAL/ BOUND IN NUUCLEUS OF ATOM
NEGATIVE/ REVOLVE AROUND NUCLEUS

27
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describe probability of finding electron within given orbitals

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QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL

28
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energy levels=

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ELECTRON SHELLS

29
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energy letters

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S P D F// A

30
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subshells contain

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ORBITALS

31
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simplest orbitals

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S
P

32
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pictures electron spinning clockwise or counterclockwise in orbitals

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QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL

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