atoms Flashcards
the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
atom
developed the theory of the atom
john dalton
a substance particles that has a negative charge
electrons
made the plum pudding modal
J.J. Thomson
made Rutherford’s Atomic “Shooting Gallery”
Ernest Rutherford
in physical science, an atom’s central region, which is made up of protons and neutrons
nucleus
a region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found
electron cloud
a substance particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom
proton
a unit of a mass that describe the mass of an atom or molecule
atomic mass unit
a subatomic particles that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom
neutron
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom;the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element
atomic number
an atom that has the same number of protons (or the same atomic number) as the other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass)
isotope
the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
mass number
the mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units
atomic mass