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Atoms- E.L
Important words in the unit about Atoms
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8th Grade
10/03/2012

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Democritus
Definition
He developed the idea about atoms- a particle that cannot be cut
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John Dalton
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His theory stated three ideas:

1)All substances are made of atoms. Atoms are small particles that cannot be created, divided, or destroyed.

2)Atoms of the same element are exactly alike, and atoms of different elements are different.

3) Atoms join with other atoms to make new substances.

 


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Joseph Thompson
Definition
Discovered electrons- a smaller negative charge
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Nucleus
Definition
Extremely dense, center of atom, positively charged
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Electron cloud
Definition
PLace in the atom where electrons are likely to be found
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Atoma
Definition
greek word for indivisible- this is what Democritus called atoms
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Niels Bohr
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Said that electrons were in orbits containing a certain amount of electrons in each orbit.
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Particle
Definition
All atoms are made of smaller parts called particles
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Proton
Definition
Positively charged and has mass
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Neutron
Definition
No electrical charge and has mass
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Electron
Definition
Negatively charged- very little mass
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