Science(atoms) Flashcards
basic unit of matter
atoms
positevely charged sub atomic particle
proton
uncharged subatomic particle
neutrons
negatively charged subatomic particles
electrons
total number of protons in an atom
atomic number
total number of protons and neutrons in the atom
mass number
atom of the same element and number but can have different mass
isotopes
proposed the atomic theory in 1803
john dalton
name atleast 2 of daltons postulates
- elements are made of discrete atoms
- atoms of same elements are identical atoms of diff elements
- compounds are composed of more than 1 element
conducted experiments in 1879 with a gas discharged tube and generated an ivisibke negatively cahreged rays that made the end glow
william crooke
discovered electrons in a sphere and create d the plum pudding model in 1897
jj thomson
performed oil drum expreriment in 1909 and determined the mass and charge of an electron
robert milikan
1886 discovered positive rays using a perforated cathode ray tube
eugen goldstein
identified protons through gold foil experiement
enerst rutherford,hans geiger,enerst marsden
discovered uncharged particles in a nucleus in 1932
james chadwick