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atomc structure

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proposed the existence of atom   Democritus  
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thought that matter can be subdivided until a single indivisible particle was reached   Democritus  
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who proposed an atomic model in the early 1800's   Dalton  
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Who thought that atoms of the same atoms were identical   Dalton  
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thought that atoms of different elements were different   Dalton  
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thought compounds formed when atoms of two or more elements combine   Dalton  
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plum pudding model   thomason's idea  
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negatively charge electrons embedded in positively charged material   plum pudding model  
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discovered the electron   thomason  
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discovered that the atom is basically empty space   rutherford  
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credited with the discovery of the nucleus   rutherford  
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gold foil experiment   rutherford's experiment  
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used alpha particles to study structure of the atom   rutherford  
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concluded that the atom was mostly empty space with a dense positively charged nucleus in the center   rutherford  
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was danish scientist   bohr  
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proposed that the negative electrons were held in orbit by the positive nucleus   bohr  
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thought that electrons moved in definite orbits around the nucleus   bohr  
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solar system model   bohr's model  
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proposed that electrons are located in energy levels   bohr  
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thought electrons were located at certain distances from the nucleus   bohr  
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wave model   modern atomic model  
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wave model   proposes that electrons do not move in definite orbits  
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wave model   impossible to determine exact electron location  
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wave model   location of electron depends on the amount of energy the electron possesses  
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proton   is a positively charged subatomic particle  
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protons   are located in the nucleus  
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a proton   is slightly smaller in mass than the neutron  
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neutron   is the largest subatomic particle  
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an electron   is negatively charged subatomic particle  
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an electron   is the smallest subatomic particle  
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an electron   are found in "energy cloud"  
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atomic number   determines the identity of atom  
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isotopes   atoms of same element that "weigh" differently  
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isotopes   are atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons  
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mass number   number of particles in the nucleus of an atom  
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mass number   is the number of protons + number of neutrons  
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an electron clouds   is the space around the nucleus where electrons are found  
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two electrons   is the maximum number of electrons in the first energy level  
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eight electrons   is the maximum number of electrons in the second energy level  
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eighteen electrons   is the maximum number of electrons in the third energy level  
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thirty two electrons   maximum number of electrons in the fourth energy level  
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quark   believed to makeup subatomic particles  
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electromagnetic forces   force acting between charged bodies  
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repulsion   is the force between two like charged bodies  
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attraction   is the force between two unlike charged bodies  
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strong force   is responsible for holding the nucleus together  
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weak force   is responsible for the process known as radioactive decay  
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protons   are positively charged subatomic particle  
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Which subatomic particle is least massive?   electron  
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Which subatomic particle is most massive?   neutron  
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Almost all the mass of an atom is located where?   within thenucleus  
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The atomic number of sulfur is 16. How many electrons are there in an atom of sulfur-34?   eighteen  
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Atoms emit energy as light when   electrons move to a lower energy level  
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Which part of Dalton's theory was modified after the discovery of isotopes?   Dalton assumed that all atoms of the same element were identical in all ways. However, they may differ in the number of neutrons present.  
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What did Thomason's experiment prove?   proved that the atoms are made of even smaller particles.  
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What must be true if an atom is electrically neutral?   the atom must contain within itself an equal number of electrons and protons.  
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electron configuration   is the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of the atom  
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energy levels   are the possible energies that electrons in an atom can have.  
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an electron cloud   is a visual model of the most likely locations for the electrons in an atom.  
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the gain or lose energy may result in ______________.   an electron in an atom can from from one energy level to another  
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In 1897, J.J. Thomson used a cathode ray tube to deduce the presence of a negatively charged particle:__________________   electron  
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Atoms are neutral, so there must be positive particles in the atom to balance the ______________ of the electrons   negative charge  
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Alpha particles are __________ nuclei   helium  
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________________ model was called a “nuclear model”   rutherford's  
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Elements are different because they contain different numbers of _______________   protons  
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The ______________________ of an element is the number of protons in the nucleus   atomic number  
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__________________ is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus   mass number  
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Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of ________________.   neutron  
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__________________ is the average of all the naturally occurring isotopes of that element.   atomic mass  
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