Chapter 4 Flashcards
Atoms
Democritus
Electrons
Thomson
Nucleus
Rutherford
Modern Atomic Theory
Bohr
the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
Atom
a subatomic particle that has a negative charge
Electron
in physical science, an atom’s central region, which is made up of protons and neutrons
Nucleus
A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found.
Electron Cloud
a subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the center of the nucleus of an atom.
Proton
A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule
Atomic Mass Unit
A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom.
Neutron
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of the same element.
Atomic Number
an atom that has the same number of protons(or the same atomic number) as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons(and thus a different atomic mass.
Isotope
the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
Mass number
Atomic Theory
Dalton