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Elements

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Atomic symbol shorthand method for indication the name of an element
Atom the smallest paricle of an element that remains the elements properties
Nucleaus positively charged center of the atom
Proton particles in the nucleaus with a charge of +1
Neutron particles in the nucleaus with no charge
Electron paricles around the nucelaus with a charge of -1
Democritus Greek philosopher around 400 B.C who propsed the ides that atoms make up all matter
Aristotle Greek philospher who disputed Democritus idea and proposed matter whas uniform throughout and made of 5 elements
Thomson model thomson discovered the electron and proposed that electron floated around in atoms like plums in plum pudding
Rutherford model Rutherford proposed that all the positive charge of an atom was concetrated in the nuclues and was surrounded by electrons with empty space in between
Bohr model Bohr proposed that electrons travel in fixed orbits like planets orbiting the sun
electron cloud model present model in which electrons travel in unpredictable paths around the nuclues
Atomic number the number of protons in an atoms nucleus
Mass number sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
Isotopes atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
Half-life amount it takes for half of a sample of an isotpe to break down into other elements
Carbon dating using the decay of C-14 to determine the age of organic substances
Average atomic mass the weighted average mass of all naturally occuring isotopes of an element
Valence electrons electrons in the outermost sublevel of an atom
Dmitri Mendeleev Develped first periodic table in late 1800s
Henery G.J Mosely Developed the modern perodic table in 1913
Groups vertical colums on perodic table
Electric dot diagram the symbol of an element surrounded by dots to represent valence electrons
Periods rows on the perodic table
Ductile can be drawn into wires
Malleable easily bend or pounded into sheets
Metalloids elements along the stair step line of the perodic table that have properties that lie somwhere between metals and nonmetals
Diatomic elements elements in which tow atoms of the same element are almost alway bonded together
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