Exam 1 Flashcards
first controlled reaction
fire
Aristotle believed in…
unlimited divisions of matter, not true
Democritus believed in…
limited divisions, true = atom as smallest fundamental unit
law
describes an observation, answers “what”?
theory
explains an observation, answers “how” and “why”? (think conspiracy theories)
Law of Conservation of Mass
matter is neither created or destroyed
Law of Definite Proportions
a substance is always made of the same proportion of elements
Law of Multiple Proportions/Constant Composition
elements combine in small whole number ratios (multiples)
Dalton’s Atomic Theory (5 parts, 2 proven wrong)
- Matter composed of small, indivisible particles (=atoms)
- Atoms of a particular element are identical*
- Atoms combine in small, whole number ratios
- Atoms are neither created or destroyed*
- Atoms of different elements are different
J.J. Thomson findings
- discovered the electron (cathode rays are negatively charged particles), creating the plum pudding model in response
- discovered applying force caused acceleration
Millikan findings
- discovered the mass and charge of an electron
- the electric field must be a multiple of the charge of an electron to suspend particles
Rutherford findings in gold foil experiment
- positive charge located in one dense area: nucleus
- neutral particles with mass also here: neutrons
- atom is mostly empty space
- created the nuclear model of the atom: nucleus as very tiny and atom as huge and largely open space
Mass defect
difference between the predicted mass and the actual mass of an atom’s nucleus
Z
atomic number, number of protons (and electrons in neutral atom), written on bottom
A
atomic mass, # of protons and neutrons, written on top
to determine number of neutrons…
mass # - protons
isotopes
atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons (as evident through mass number)
ions
atoms that are not neutral due to different numbers of protons and electrons
atomic mass
weighted average between atomic mass of natural abundance of isotopes of an element
Avogadro’s number
6.02 x 10^23 (just a number, no units)
how are E, frequency, wavelength related?
as E and frequency increase, wavelength decreases
on color spectrum of light, which colors are high E/low E?
Reds are low E, blues are high E
photoelectric effect
the emission of electrons when light hits a material
photon
particle of light
Planck’s constant relates to…
light /E of photon