Elements, atoms, isotopes, and ions; test 2 Flashcards
who did what?
Robert Boyle
recognized carful mesurments and expiriments, well known for his work with gases and boyle’s law, did not recognize elements
(1627-1691)
who did what?
Antoine Lavoisier
law of conservation of masses (matter)
mid 1700’s
who did what?
Joseph Proust
law of definite proportions (constant composition) chemical formula
1794
who did what?
John Dalton
daltons atomic theory
1808
who did what?
Aristotle
disagreeded with daltons atomic theory
who did what?
Dalton
daltons atomic theory
who did what?
J.J Thomson
cathode ray tube expiriments
1890’s
who did what?
Ernest Rutherford
gold foil expiriment
who did what?
Niels Bohr
model of the atom that more is more like out modern models
had a handful of problems
elements
what were the ANCIENT GREEKS first idea of elements?
4 fundimental elements, earth, air, fire, and water
elements
what were ALCHEMISTS?
prcursers to chemists, who tried to turm cheap metals into gold but did not recognize elements
elements
how many KNOWN elements are there?
118
elements
how many NATURALLY OCCURING elements are there?
88
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elements can be COMBINED into what?
compounds
elements
compounds are used to make what?
different substances
elements
what do the 9 most abundant elements make up?
98% of the masses of earths crust, oceans and atmosphere
4 meaning of “element”
microscopic
a single atom of a given element
4 meaning of “element”
macroscopic
a measurable amount of a given element
element name
what LANGUGE do most element names for elements come from?
greek or latin
element names
what 3 things are most element named after?
people, places, or greek/latin
element symbols
the first letter is always ____?
uppercase
element symbols
the second letter is always ___?
lowercase