Chapter 3 Flashcards
Who created the Atomic Theory of Matter?
Dalton
What is an atom?
Smallest particle of an element that holds all the chemical identity of that element.
What is the Atomic Theory of Matter?
Each element is made of atoms, atoms Re not created or destroyed, each given compound has the same number and kinds of atoms, and all atoms of an element is identical but differ from others.
Who created the Law of Constant Composition?
Joseph Louis Proust
What is the Law of Constant Composition?
All given compounds hold the same elements in the same proportion by mass.
Who created the Law of Conservation of Matter?
Lavoisier
Who said all matter is composed of atoms?
Democritus
Who said that the charge of the atom had something to do with electricity?
Michael Faraday
The negatively charged electrode of a cathode ray tube was..
Cathode
Radioactivity was working with a sample of..
Uranium
What is an Ion?
An atom that loses or gains an electron to acquire a net charge.
What is a Cathode Ray Tube?
The tube used by Thompson in his expiriment.
What is the positive subatomic particle inside the nucleus of an atom?
Proton.
What is an Isotope?
Atoms that have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons.
What is the number on the periodic table that is equal to the number of protons?
Atomic Number