General Flashcards
Everything (except light) is made out of extremely small, tiny bits called
Atoms
What do atoms do?
Atoms attach to each other, or bond together. Together, atoms make everything we know
Performed the Gold Foil Experiment
Ernest Rutherford
First found evidence that atoms exist
John Dalton
First came up with the idea of atoms
Democritus
Experimented with cathode Ray Tubes
JJ Thomson
First to realize the electrons can only orbit in specific locations called shells
Niels Bohr
First discovered electrons
JJ Thomson
Discovered the nucleus
Ernest Rutherford
Elements within the same group tend to share
Similar properties
How many valence electrons does Silicon have?
4
What is the total number of electrons that Calcium “wants” to have?
18
Gave us the first experimental evidence of that atoms exist with the Law of Multiple Proportions
John Dalton
First came up with the idea that atoms are tiny, uncuttable pieces
Democritus
Define Valence Electrons
An electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules.