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KOTELCHEMMODULE3
KOTEL CHEMISTRY MODULE 3 VOCABULARY
Question | Answer |
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proposed in 1803 as the result of performing numerous chemical reactions, and making observations and measurements which gave mass rations describing how many atoms of each element made up a compound | Dalton's Atomic Theory |
the smallest particle of matter that retains the properties of the element | atom |
a ray originating at the cathode and traveling to the anode | cathode ray |
negatively charged particle that is a part of all forms of matter | electron |
dense region in the center of an atom | nucleus |
subatomic particle carrying a charge equal to but opposite that of an electron | proton |
a subatomic particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of a proton but carries no electric charge | neutron |
the number of protons in an atom | atomic number |
atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons | isotopes |
identifies each isotope of an element and is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus | mass number |
one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom | atomic mass unit (amu) |
the weighted average mass of the isotopes of that element | atomic mass |
process by which energy that is spontaneously given off by some substances | radioactivity |
rays and particles emitted by radioactive material | radiation |
a reaction that involves a change in an atom's nucleus | nuclear reaction |
spontaneous process by which unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation | radioactive decay |
made up of two protons and two neutrons with a +2 charge | alpha particle |
represent radioactive decay by showing atomic numbers and mass numbers of the particles involved | nuclear equation |
made of an electron with a -1 charge | beta particle |
high-energy radiation that has no mass | gamma ray |