Science Flashcards

1
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Is considered the smallest particle of matter

A

Atom

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2
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Is a representation of what an atom could look based on observation and scientific evidence that describe how atoms behave

A

Atomic model

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3
Q

It is interesting to note that the story about the atom started way back to the time of the?

A

Ancient Greek

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4
Q

Is made up of solid particles

A

Matter

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5
Q

Varies in shape size and weight
Has a uniform structure all throughout

A

Matter

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6
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is a particle smaller than an atom in which scientists used experimental observations to establish its existence.

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subatomic particle

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7
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Atoms are tiny invisible

A

particles.

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8
Q

The atoms of an element are

A

all the same.

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9
Q

The atoms of different elements vary from

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one another.

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10
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Atoms may form compounds when

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combined together.

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11
Q

Who was able to discover electrons from observations in his cathode ray tube experiment

A

Joseph John Thomson

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12
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is a glass tubing with electrodes, namely, the anode (+) and the cathode (+), at each end

A

cathode ray tube

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13
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proposed that the atom is a positively charged sphere filled with negatively charged particles known as electrons held by the attractive forces between the two.

A

Thomson

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14
Q

Another significant event happened in 1909 when _______ discovered the nucleus and the proton through his now-famous gold foll experiment

A

Ernest Rutherford

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15
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Rutherford by proposing that electrons are not stationary as they move around the nucleus in fixed circular orbits known as energy levels. He called this new model the _____ in 1913.

A

planetary model

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16
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Bohr’s model of an atom showed you that electrons are spread in various energy levels. Chemists use this arrangement known as the

A

electron configuration

17
Q

is the region in the atom where electrons may be found, or where the electrons are mostly likely to be found at a given time.

A

electron cloud

18
Q

As the number of electrons increases, the electron cloud also becomes .

A

bigger