Chemistry Flashcards
All matter
has atoms which are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons, mostly empty space
Nucleus
Positively charged, protons and neutrons
Electron cloud
Negatively charged, electrons
Gold foil experiment
Thin strip of gold foil was shot at by positively charged alpha particles most past through but some reflected showing that there is a small area of positive charge in centre of atom
Energy levels
2,8,8,18 (2)
Atomic number
The number of protons and electrons in an element
Atomic mass
The number of neutrons plus the number of electrons
Metals
Left and centre of table often solid at room temperature and are conductive
Non Metals
Right of table often gas at room temperature less conductive
Group 8
Noble gases, non reactive
Group 1
Reactive with water to form hydrogen and alkali solution
Group 7
Highly reactive and the formation of salt with metals
Ionic compounds
One element gives away its electron and becomes an ion as it bonds with an oppositely created ion, between metal and non metal
Covalent compounds
Between two non metals share electrons
Glucose
C6H12O6
Ethanol
C2H5OH
Democritus
In 400 BC Democritus speculated that all substances consisted of tiny indestructible particles called atoms
Dalton
In 1808 John Dalton’s theory proposed that all matter consists of tiny indivisible particles called atoms, atoms of the same element were alike and atoms combined into simple whole number ratios
Thomson
In 1897 Sir Thomson concluded that atoms consisted of negatively charged electrons which were embedded within a positively charged atom
Rutherford
In 1911 Lord Rutherford suggested that atoms consisted of mainly empty space and had a dense nucleus containing positively charge protons in the centre. He also discovered that the electrons orbited around the nucleus
Bohr
In 1913 Bohr put forward the idea that electrons orbited the nucleus at different energy levels but could change levels by gaining or losing energy
Chadwick
In 1932 Sir James Chadwick discovered that the nucleus also contained neutrons which did not have an electrical charge
Newlands
Ordered elements by atomic weight and noticed every 8 had similar properties
Mendeleevs
Invented the periodic table