Chemistry Flashcards
Matter
Anything that has mass (amount of stuff an object has; kg, g, pounds,) and occupies space (object has volume; L, cubic Ft)
Building block of matter
Atoms
Different atoms of different elements chemically combined make:
Compounds
Molecules
Atoms of the same element joined together
Aristotle
Came up with the notion that all matter is formed from small particles called atoms
John Dalton
Modern atomic theory
Positive subatomic particle
Proton
Negative subatomic particle
Electron
Neutral subatomic particle
Neutron
Relative mass (atomic mass unit) of proton:
1
Relative mass (atomic mass unit) of electron:
Almost 0
Relative mass (atomic mass unit) of neutron:
Slightly more than 1
Proton location in atom:
Nucleus
Electron location in atom:
Shells around nucleus
Neutron location in atom:
Nucleus
The proton is ______ x more massive than the electron
1836
The neutron is ______ x more massive than the electron
1837
J.J Thompson discovered the _____ by using the ___________ tube
Electron, cathode ray
J.J Thompson proposed that the atom looked like:
A sphere of positive charge embedded with negative charges called electrons
J.J Thompson came up with the plum pudding model of the:
Atom
Ernest Rutherford discovered the ________ by using the _____________ experiment
Proton, gold foil