1st monthly Flashcards
(41 cards)
Way to identify the different isotopes of an element is through a symbol called _______________________
isotope notation.
First proposed the idea of an ATOM.
He believed that all things are made up of tiny, indivisible particles.
Leucippus (480 BCE-460 BCE)
Formation of light elements
Big bang nucleosynthesis
If the charge on the atom is zero, then zero is ________________
not written.
4 parts of isotope notation.
Element symbol
A – mass number (protons + neutrons)
Z – atomic number (number of protons)
e – atomic charge (protons - electrons
The process by which elements are created within stars by combining together the protons and neutrons from the nuclei of lighter elements.
Stellar nucleosynthesis
_______ is a pure substance that is made up of only one kind of atom.
Element
If the number of ________ is not stated, then it is presumed to be equal to the number of protons.
electrons
– is the process by which light nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus
Nuclear fusion
_______ is the basic unit of matter.
Atom
The theory of the atom started on the ______________________________
5th century BCE in Ancient Greece.
is the process that creates new atomic nucleus from pre existing nucleons, primarily protons and neutrons
Nucleosynthesis –
tremendous amount of energy is release
Nuclear fusion
He formulated his theory based on Antoine Lavoisier’s (1743-1794) law of conservation of mass and Joseph Proust’s (1754-1826) law of definite proportion.
John Dalton (1766-1844)
Atoms of the same element that have the same atomic number (Z) but different mass number (A).
Isotopes
Law of Conservation of Mass
The total mass of substances before and after a complete reaction are equal.
A student of Leucippus, also thought the same way.
He posited that all matter was composed of small indestructible particles, which he called atoms, from the Greek word atomos, which means “indivisible”.
Democritus (460 BCE -370 BCE)
This idea meant that if you were to cut a piece of object (matter), there would be a point wherein the object could no longer be further split into pieces.
Thus, matter can be subdivided only to a certain point, at which only atoms remain.
(the person and the belief)
Democritus- The idea of ATOM
Density inside a star is great enough to sustain fusion for the extended time periods required to synthesize heavy elements.
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Nuclear synthetic pathways that can produce heavier elements
Carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
Proton-proton fusion
Triple alpha process
Elements heavier than iron cannot be formed through fusion as ____________________________________________ are needed for the reaction to occur
tremendous amounts of energy
He strongly opposed Leucippus and Democritus’s theory that atoms were indivisible.
aristotle (384 BCE-322 BCE)
He revived the idea of atomic theory 2000 years after Democritus first proposed about it.
John Dalton (1766-1844)
Formation of heavier elements
Stellar nucleosynthesis