Chemistry Revision for 21 October Test (C1, C2) Flashcards
What is an atom?
Smallest part of an element, can contain electron, protons and neutrons, that can exist.
What is a compound?
A substance that contains two or more different elements that are chemically combined (bonded) in fixed proportions.
What is an element?
An element is a substance that contains one type of atom.
Who touched on the idea of an atom’s structure?
Dalton (1800), his evidence was atoms are tiny spheres that can’t be divided.
Who created the ‘Plum Pudding Model’?
JJ Thompson (1897), he discovered the electron that atoms are made up of smaller particles.
What is the ‘Alpha-Scattering Experiment’?
It is where alpha particles (large positively charged particles) were fired at very thin gold foil.
Who performed the ‘Alpha-Scattering Experiment’?
Geiger, Marsden, Rutherford. (1908-1913)
What did the Alpha-Scattering Experiment show us?
That atoms are mainly empty-spaced, the center of an atom must have a positive charge, there is a nucleus (present) in the gold foil, the center of an atom must contain a great deal of mass.
What happened to the Alpha Particles during the ‘Alpha-Scattering Experiment’?
Most of the alpha particles went straight through the gold atoms. Some of the alpha particles were deflected (changed direction). Some of the alpha particles bounced straight back.
Who is thought electrons orbit nucleus in fixed shells?
Bohr (1913) proposed that electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed shells or orbitals located at set distances from the nucleus.
Who found the existence of ‘Neutrons’?
James Chadwick (1932), he did experimental work providing the evidence to show the existence of neutral particles which were called neutrons.
Who is the first person to touch on ‘Atoms’?
Democritus (5th Century BC), he proposed atoms cannot be split.
What is the structure of an atom?
A central Nucleus (tiny) containing protons and neutrons. The nucleus is surrounded by electron in energy levels (also called electron shells). Atom do not posses an electric charge because they contain the same number of protons and electrons (-).
What is the proton’s relative mass?
1
What is the neutron’s relative mass?
1
What is the electron’s relative mass?
1/2000 (almost 0)
What is the relative charge of a proton?
+1
What is the relative charge of a neutron?
0