ch 2 Flashcards
Who proposed the atomic theory?
John Dalton
Who discovered the electon?
Thomson
Who measured the electron and measured their charge to mass ratio?
Millikan
Who discovered the nuclear theory of the atom?
Rutherford
Nuclear theory
the atom is mainly empty space, with most of its mass concentrated in the nucleus and most of its volume occupied by very light electrons
Who discovered neutrons?
Chadwick
radioactivity
unstable nucleus of atoms
atomic mass
neurons + #protons
atomic number (Z)
of protons
Isotopes
atoms of an element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Ions
charged atoms
cation
positive ion, lost electron
anion
negative ion, gained electron
how is the per table arranged?
rows of increasing mass and similar properties
in periodic table, the columns are called
groups