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Atomic structure
Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element |
| orbital | a region in space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron |
| relative atomic mass | average mass of an atom of an element compared to 1/12 mass of the carbon isotope |
| atom | smallest particle of an element that takes place in a chemical reaction |
| electron | subatomic particle that revolves around the nucleus and has a negative charge |
| who named electrons | stoney |
| proton | atomic particle in the nucleus that has a positive charge |
| Daltons atomic theory | 1. atoms are indivisible 2. all matter is made up of small particles called atoms |
| who did the plum pudding model of an atom to find electrons are negative | JJ Thomson |
| who used vacuum tubes and cathode rays | william crookes |
| who discovered the neutron | chadwick |
| discovered protons through gold foil experiment | rutherford |
| who proposed a planetary structure of orbitals | Niel Bohr |
| who found the nucleus of an atom | rutherford |
| atomic mass | number of protons and neutrons |
| isotopes | same number of protons in a element but different number or neutrons |
| how many protons + the mass number in: Mn2+ : 28 electrons 34 neutrons | 30 protons + mass number: 64 |
| how many electrons + neutrons in: 27/13 Al3+ | 10 electrons 14 neutrons |