Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Robert Boyle
First scientist to define element based on experiment
Element
Substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substance
Element symbol
Usually consist of the first or first two letters of an elements name
Compound
Composed of two or more elements with a constant ratio
John dalton
Atomic theory law of conservation of matter
Law of constant composition
A given compound always has the same composition ( same number and type of atoms)
Atom
The fundamental unit of which all elements are composed
Chemical formula
Indicates the element symbols and the number of each type of atom with a subscript
J.J. Thompson
Cathode ray tube (ctr)
Electron
Negatively charged particle outside of nucleus
Neutron
Particle with no charge found inside the nucleus
Proton
The positively barged particle found inside the nucleus
Plum pudding model
The atom was like plum pudding with electron randomly scattered throughout
Nuclear model
Model for the atom
Atom with dense center of positive charge( nucleus) around which electrons move in space otherwise empty
Ernest Rutherford
Performed gold foil experiment
Developed model for atom Nuclear Model
Nucleus
Small dense center of atom contains protons and neutrons center has positive charge
Isotopes
Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Atomic number
The number of protons in an atom.
Determines identity of the element
Mass number
The sum of the protons plus the neutrons
Periodic table
Shows all the known elements with information about them organized by atomic number
Dmitri Mendelev
The first scientist to organize elements by horizontal rows and vertical columns
Groups
(Family) numbered 1-12 vertical column elements of same group have similar chemical properties some have special names
Period
(Series) horizontal row are numbered from 1-7
Alkaline earth metals
Contain elements in group 2 and make up a large portions of earths crust