Chapter 4:2 structure of the nuclear atom Flashcards
Who discovered the electrons in 1897?
JJ Thomson
What has a negative charge?
Electrons
What are glass tubes fitted at both ends with metal disks?
Electrodes
What electrode became positively charged?
The anode
What electrode had a negative charge?
The cathode which resulted in the cathode ray “Cathode Ray Tube” -Jj Thomson discovering electrons
What is a stream of tiny, negatively charged particles moving at high-speed.
Electrons
What did Jj Thomson discover about electrons?
Charged to mass
What did Thomson conclude?
Electrons are a component in every atom
Who was the US physicist that carried out experiments to find the quanity of an electron charge?
Robert A. Millikan
Who did the oil-drop experiment?
Millikan
What is accepted from Millikan today?
Values for electron charge and mass
What has one unit of negative charge?
An electron
Do atoms have an electrical charge?
No they’re neutral
What’s the lightest atom?
Hydrogen
What are electrical charges Carried by?
Particles of matter
Do electrical charging always exist in whole number multiples of a single basic unit?
Yes
Protons and electrons are equal then an electrically neutral particle is formed? True or false
True
Who discovered a positively charged particle in 1886?
Eugen goldstien
What is another name for canal rays?
Protons
What did James Chadwick in 1932 discover?
Neutrons
What are smaller than subatomic particles?
Quarks
What is one important change to daltons theory?
Atoms are now known to be divisible
True or false? Most scientists thought it was likely electrons were evenly spread through the an atom?
True
What was thomsons model called?
Plum pudding model