C1- Atomic Structure Flashcards
Who discovered the smallest particle?
Democritus
What year did Democritus discover the smallest particle?
600BC
Who discovered the electron?
JJ Thompson
What year did Thompson discover the electron?
1897
Who discovered the nucleus?
Rutherford
What year did Rutherford discover the nucleus?
1908-1913
Who discovered the shells?
Bohr
What year did Bohr discover the shells?
1913
Who discovered the nuetrons?
James Chadwick
When did Chadwick discover the neutrons?
1932
What do atoms consist of?
Nucleus
What does a nucleus contain?
Protons and nuetrons
What is the size of the nucleus compared to the size of the whole atom?
Tiny
What is the nucleus surrounded by?
Electrons
What are the electrons arranged in energy levels?
Shells
What is the relative mass of a proton?
1
What is the relative mass of a neutron?
1
What is the relative mass of an electron?
Tiny 1/2000
What is the relative charge of a proton?
+1
What is the relative charge of a nuetron?
0
What is the relative charge of a electron?
-1
What does the atomic number equal?
Number of protons
What does the mass number equal?
Number of protons and number if neutrons
What do atoms of the same element have the same number of?
Protons
What determines the type of atom?
Proton
Atoms of same element
Different mass number
Same number of protons
Different number of neutrons