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Atoms, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

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Atom   smallest particle of an element that can be combined with other atoms for form a molecule  
Element   matter that cannot be changed into a simple form by any ordinary physical or chemical change  
Electron   a small negatively charged subatomic particle  
Proton   a small positively charged subatomic particle  
Neutron   a subatomic particle with the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge  
Atomic Number   number of protons an atom of an element contains  
Isotopes   atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons  
Atomic Mass Number   the number of protons and neutrons in an atom  
Synthetic Elements   elements that are not found in nature at all but are created in laboratories  
Compound   a substance made of 2 or more elements  
Ion   a charged particle formed when an atom or a group of atoms gains or loses one or more electron  
Cation   A positively charged ion (the atom lost an electron)  
Anion   a negatively charged ion (that atom gained an electron)  
Ionic Compounds   formed when a cation joins with an anoin  
Dalton's Model   all matter is made up of tiny individual particles; envisioned atoms as a sphere; atoms of each element are exactly alike but have different masses  
Thomson's Model   atoms not solid spheres, contained subatomic particles (electrons- do NOT move)  
Rutherford's Model   discovered protons and nucleus, electrons and protons evenly scattered throughought an atom; used gold sheet test  
Bohr's Model   defined locations of electrons, electrons must follow specific orbital patters called energy levels- planetary model  
Electron Cloud Model   electrons move about in an energy level with an ever changing pattern (blades of a fan)  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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