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Atomic Structure
Schoenborn OLC
Question | Answer |
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Which scientist theorized that the atom looked like a chocolate chip cookie? | J.J. Thomson |
Who thought that the atom was a hard sphere similar to a marble? | Dalton |
At the end of his gold foil experiment, Rutherford came to what conclusion? | Atoms are mostly empty space |
What is the definition of matter? | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
What is the charge of a proton? | positive |
What is the charge of an electron? | negative |
Which particle has no charge (neutral?) | neutron |
What is contained in the nucleus of the atom? | protons and neutrons |
Where are the electrons located? | In orbitals or shells surrounding the nucleus |
For an atom to be neutral, the number of electrons must equal the number of _______. | protons |