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Chapter4:Structure of the Atom
Early Theories of matter, Subatomic particles & the Nuclear Atom, How atoms Differ, Unstable Nuclei and Radioactive Decay
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Chemistry
10th Grade
10/07/2008

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What is the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element
Definition
Atom
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Who conducted the "gold foil experiment?"
Definition
Ernest Rutherford
Term
Who conducted the plum pudding model of the atom?
Definition
Thomson
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The nucleon = ___ + ___
Definition
protons + neutrons
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Which subatomic particle is always negative in an atom?
Definition
Electron
Term
Particles with the same mass?
Definition
protons?
Term
What happened to the alpha particles in Rutherford's experiment?
Definition
They majority passed right through the gold foil
Term
Rutherford concluded that the atom is consisted mostly of ___ ___ through which the electrons move.
Definition
empty space
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Electrons have a charge equal in magnitude but opposite to a ___.
Definition
proton
Term
How do you find the amount of neutrons in an atom?
Definition

Subtract the atom's mass from the atomic number.

 

mass-atomic #. 

Term
Isotopes of the same element differ in...
Definition
atomic mass (mass number)
Term
What is an isotope?
Definition
Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Term
What was wrong with Dalton's theory?
Definition
He did not know it contained protons, neutrons, and electrons
Term
Electrical charges in atoms are found in..
Definition
electrons and protons
Term

True or false.

Beta radiation consists of high speed electrons

Definition
true
Term
Scientists determined that electrons move around the..
Definition
nucleus
Term
What does 'amu' stand for?
Definition
Atomic Mass Unit
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What is the amu for a neutron?
Definition
1
Term
What is the amu for a proton?
Definition
1
Term
What is the amu for an electron?
Definition
1/1840
Term
Where are protons located?
Definition
in the nucleus
Term
Who is the frenchman that burned Magnesium in a jar and concluded it contained the same mass?
Definition
Lavoiser
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What did Lavoiser prove that occured in his experiment?
Definition
a chemical change
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Lavoiser showed the conservation of _ by his experiment of burning Magnesium
Definition
matter
Term
What happened when Lavoiser burned the Magnesium?
Definition
The mass stayed the same as it was before it was burned
Term
Who was the Greek man that came up with an atomic theory?
Definition
Democritus
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Who was the man that coined the term "atomos"
Definition
Democritus
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Why was Democritus' theory rejected by other scientists?
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He could not prove what held the atoms together
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How are atoms held together?
Definition
They are held together by the attraction of their chargers
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In the Atom bomb, the particles were _
Definition
potent
Term
What did Rutherford do in his gold foil experiment?
Definition
Shot alpha particles to the foil
Term
What did Rutherford expect that the Alpha particles would do when shot at the foil?
Definition
He expected them to bounce back
Term
What happened to the Alpha particles that were shot at the gold foil by Rutherford?
Definition
Most of them went right through the foil
Term
Rutherford concluded through his experiment..
Definition
that atoms are mostly composed of empty space
Term
Rutherford knew that in an atom, the positive charge was in the _ of the atom(use another answer except nucleus)
Definition
center
Term

Alpha particles are..

positive/negative/neutral ?

Definition
positive.
Term
When you hear the  terms automizer, oil, charged plate and mass of electron, the person that comes to mind is..
Definition
Millikan
Term

The stream of particle charges flow in a cathode from

 

negative to positive?

or 

positive to negative?

Definition
negative to positive
Term

Ba- will admit decay in Alpha.

What do you do?

 

BA ^137 V56 

 

find answer ? 

Definition

 133

         54 XE 

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The atomic number represents the amount of _ and _
Definition
protons and neutrons
Term
What is the modern name for the atomic theory?
Definition
Charged cloud model
Term
What is it called when you take two nuclei to form 1 nuclei?
Definition
fusion
Term
How does fusion help us?
Definition
the sun
Term
The sun has hydrogen and fuses it to form
Definition
helium
Term
If each person gets an isotope, and they do the experiment (lead nitrate and potassium)..
Definition
the all get the same answer and it reacts the same
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