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1
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What are the 3 subatomic particles?

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Proton, Neutrons, Electrons

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2
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What is the charge for Protons?

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Positive

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3
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What is the charge for Neutrons?

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Neutral

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4
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What is the charge for Electrons?

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Negative

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5
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How many electrons can the first shell contain?

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8

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How many electrons can the second shell contain?

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8

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7
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How many electrons can the third shell contain?

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32

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8
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What makes each atom different?

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They have different amounts of protons

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9
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Who were the scientists involved in creating the structure of an atom?

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Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr and Chadwick

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What did Democritus discover?

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All matter are made up of small individual matters called atoms

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What did Dalton discover?

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The chemical elements are made of atoms.

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12
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What did Thomson discover?

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The electron and the Plum pudding model

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13
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What did Rutherford discover?

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Alpha and beta rays

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What did Bohr discover?

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Model of the the atom (The Bohr model)

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15
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What did Chadwick discover?

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Neutrons

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16
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What is an atom?

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A particle of matter that defines an element.

17
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What is a molecule?

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A group of two or more atoms combines

18
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What is a compound?

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Substance made of two or more chemical elements combined

19
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What is a mixture?

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A mixture is when two types of pure substances are mixed together

20
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How do you work out the atomic mass?

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Protons + Neutrons

21
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Name 3 types of radiation

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Alpha, Beta, Gamma

22
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What is Alpha radiation

A

Helium nuclei

23
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What is Beta radiation?

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High energy electron

24
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What is Gamma radiation?

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High energy EM

25
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The distance Alpha radiation travels in

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Centimeters

26
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The distance Beta radiation travels in

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Meters

27
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The distance Gamma radiation travels in

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Kilometers