Atomic Theory Flashcards
(34 cards)
Atoms
Small, hard, indivisible particles mad up of the same material but in different shapes and sizes
Democritus theory
Matter cannot be divided into smaller pieces continuously … Theory was ignored and forgotten
Atomos
Smallest piece, meaning “not to be cut”, changes in matter result from arrangement of grouping of atoms
Aristotle and Plato’s theory
Everything is made up of earth, air, fire, and water .. WRONG
Law of definite proportion
Joseph Proust… Elements composition of a pure substance never varies
John Dalton **
Theory that atoms are building blocks of matter
Bullard ball model
Theorized atoms were like Bullard balls - a single solid mass
Democritus
Matter that was composed of empty space
John dalton postulates
1- atoms of the same element are identical in mass and other properties -INCORRECT
2- chemical reactions occur when atoms are separated, joined, or rearranged. However elements never change into other elements
3- atoms chemically combine in simple whole number ratios to form compound
J.J. Thompson
Plum pudding model… Cathode ray
Plum pudding model
- Negative electrons (plum)
were embedded in a uniform sphere with a positive charge (pudding) - streams if negatively charged particles were found to emanate energy from cathode ray
Cathode ray
Able to measure charge - to - mass ratio to find the mass of a single cathode ray particle
Millikan
Determined charge of electron… Was within 1% of the accepted value (-1) … Used charged and charge to mass ratio to determine mass
Mass of electron
9.11 x 10^(-28) g = 1/1840 of hydrogen atom
Fraction of mass of proton/ neutron
Radioactivity
Spontaneous emission of radiation by an atom … First observed by Henri Becquerel
Alpha particles
+ , large mass
Beta particles
- , negligible mass
Y rays
Neutral
Rutherford’s gold foil experiment
Test “plum pudding”
Fired alpha particles at gold foil
Thought most alpha particles would go straight through
Unexpected results
Gold foil results
Most are in deflected and went straight through… Some particles were scattered
Gold foil conclusion
1- atoms in foil consists of MOSTLY EMPTY SPACE ,
2- must be hitting and object with a very DENSE MASS and it must be POSITIVELY charged
Henry Mosley
Discover it is the number of protons in the nucleus that makes each element unique (ATOMIC NUMBER)
Subatomic particle
Protons, neutrons, & electrons
Proton
+ , found in nucleus , balanced with electrons