Prelim Flashcards
Three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas.
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
Matter.
Refers to the quantity of matter regardless of volume and forces acting on it?
Mass.
Measure of force of gravity acting on a body.
Weight.
Building blocks of matter.
Atoms.
How many elements are there according to Bushong 2008?
112
How many elements are naturally occuring?
92
How many elements are artificially produced?
20.
How are artificially produced elements made?
In high particle accelerators.
Four substances greeks believed in.
Water, air, earth and fire.
Modifiers of the Greek substances.
Hot, dry, wet, cold.
What was the Greek perspective on atoms?
All matter was composed of four substances. Earth, air, water and fire.
When did Democritus make his theory known?
400 BC.
What was Democritus’ atomic theory?
Matter could only be divided to a certain point, the smallest piece is called atomos.
Latin word meaning undivisible.
Atomos.
Meaning of atomos?
Undivisible.
Democritus believed atoms were.
Small hard particles all made from the same material but were different shapes and sizes.
When did John Dalton lay the foundation for the modern atomic theory?
1808.
What was Dalton’s atomic theory?
Elements are made of extremely small particles called atoms. Which can’t be subdivided, created or destroyed. They have identical size, mass and other properties. They could combine, separate or be rearranged because of hooks and eyes.
Who are the two eminent philosophers.
Plato and Aristotle.
When did Plato and Aristotle let their theory be known?
350BC.
What principal did Plato and Aristotle believe?
Earth, air, wind and fire.
How many years was the Democritean atomic theory burried?
Approx 2000 years.
What was the law of Multiple Proportions.
When chemical elements combine they do so in a ratio of small whole numbers.