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chemistry chapter 4 test (vocab)
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Chemistry
11th Grade
11/01/2007

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quanta
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Max Planck proposed that energy is radiated continuously in little packets called _____.
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mass number
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The _____ refers to the total number of nucleons in an atom.
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neutrino

Definition
A(n) _____ is an essentially massless, neutral lepton.
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law of definite proportions
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The _____ states that specific substances always contain elements in the
same ratio by mass.
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alpha particles
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Another name for a helium nucleus is a(n).
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leptons
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A(n) _____ is any of a class of light, elementary subatomic particles.

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hertz
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Frequency is measured in a unit called a(n) _____, which is equal to one cycle per second.
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cathode ray
Definition
A stream of electrons traveling toward the anode is a(n) _____.
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spectroscopy
Definition
The methods of studying substances that are exposed to some sort of continuous exciting energy are referred to as _____.
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mesons
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A(n) _____ is a hadron composed of a quark and an antiquark.
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antiparticle
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For every particle, a mirror-image particle, called a(n) _____, is believed to exist.
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isotope
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A(n) _____ is an atom that has the same number of protons as another atom, but a different number of neutrons.
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spectrum
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The _____ of a substance is the unique set of wavelengths absorbed or emitted by that substance.
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radioactivity
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The phenomenon of the spontaneous production of rays by unstable atomic nuclei is called _____.
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atomic mass
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When masses and relative amounts of isotopes have been found, the average _____ can be calculated.
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anode
Definition
In a cathode-ray tube, the positive terminal is called the _____.
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cathode
Definition
In a cathode-ray tube, the negative terminal is called the _____.
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