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Atomic Structure
Schoenborn OLC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which scientist theorized that the atom looked like a chocolate chip cookie? | J.J. Thomson |
| Who thought that the atom was a hard sphere similar to a marble? | Dalton |
| At the end of his gold foil experiment, Rutherford came to what conclusion? | Atoms are mostly empty space |
| What is the definition of matter? | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| What is the charge of a proton? | positive |
| What is the charge of an electron? | negative |
| Which particle has no charge (neutral?) | neutron |
| What is contained in the nucleus of the atom? | protons and neutrons |
| Where are the electrons located? | In orbitals or shells surrounding the nucleus |
| For an atom to be neutral, the number of electrons must equal the number of _______. | protons |