ATOMS, MOLECULES AND IONS Flashcards
Greek philosopher who had the idea that al matter consisted of minute particles
Democritus
he coined the term atomos
Democritus
The scientist who provided precise and detailed description of the building block of matter
John Dalton
John Dalton’s atomic theory:
- An element is made up of extremely small, indestructible particles called atom
- Atoms of the same element have the same chemical properties
- Compounds are made up of atoms of more than one type of element
- Atoms are rearranged to produce different substances
3 fundamental laws of matter
- law of conservation of mass
- law of constant composition or definite proportions
- law of multiple proportions
explains that elements combine in ratios of simple whole numbers to form a compound
law of constant composition or definite properties
explains that 2 or more elements react to form two or more different compounds, with one fixed or constant element
law of multiple proportions
he carefully measured both the reactants and the products of chemical reactions
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
states that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
law of conservation of mass
this law states that in any chemical reaction, atoms are always conserved
law of conservation of mass
negatively charged subatomic particle
electron
discovered electrons
J.J. Thomson
mass of electrons
9.11 x 10^-28g
positive charged subatomic particle
Proton
he’s famous for using the Gold foil experiment
Ernest Rutherford
mass of proton
1.6726 x 10^-24g
protons is located at the center of atom
nucleus
discovered protons
Ernest Rutherford
electrically neutral subatomic particle
neutron
discovered neutrons
James Chadwick
mass of neutrons
1.6749 x 10^-24g
contains a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons and electrons moving around the nucleus
atoms