paulpaul Flashcards
They determine the element’s identity
Proton
They contribute to the atom’s mass and stability
Neutron
They occupy specific energy levels or shells.
Electrons
460 BC - Greek philosopher proposes the existence of the atom
Democritus
He pounded materials until he made them into smaller and smaller parts
Democritus
He called them _____ which is Greek for “_____”.
He called them atomos which is Greek for “indivisible”.
1803 - British chemist; elements combine in specific proportions to form compounds
John dalton
Solid Sphere Model or Bowling Ball Model
Proposed by John Dalton
All substances are made of atoms that cannot be ____, _____, or ____.
Atoms join with _____.
Atoms of the same element are _______, and atoms of different elements are ________.
created, divided, destroyed
other atoms to make new substances.
exactly alike, different in mass and size.
JOHN DALTON
1897 - English chemist and physicist; discovered 1st subatomic particles
JJ Thompson
Plum Pudding Model or Raisin Bun Model
Proposed by J.J. Thomson
Atoms contain negatively charged particles called electrons and positively charged matter called protons.
Created a model to describe the atom as a sphere filled with positive matter with negative particles mixed in
Jj thomson
1912 - New Zealand physicist discovered the nucleus
Ernest Rutherford
Nuclear Model
Proposed by Ernest Rutherford
Small, dense, positively charged particle present in ______ called a ___
_____ travel around the _____, but their exact places cannot be described.
nucleus, proton
electron, nucleus
Ernest rutherford
Gold foil experiment
Ernest rutherford
1913 - Danish physicist; discovered energy levels
Neil’s Bohr