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Physical Science Atom Review 10/07/09
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10/07/2009

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Term
Who named the atom?
Definition
Democritus.
Term
What does the word atom mean?
Definition
Cannot be divided.
Term
Who was the first to discover the atom could be divided?
Definition
Thomson.
Term
What are the orbitals found in the fourth energy level?
Definition
SPDF
Term
What are positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of all atoms?
Definition
Protons.
Term
How do you get the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom?
Definition
Atomic number.
Term
If element J has 17 Protons and 32 neutrons it is said to be an _________?
Definition
Isotope.
Term
the number of neutrons of an atom can be found by subtracting the __________ from the ____________.
Definition
Atomic number from mass number.
Term
The location of an electron depends on how much _____ the electron has.
Definition
Energy.
Term
What gives the element its chemical properties?
Definition
Valance electrons.
Term
The ________ is responsible for radioactive decay in the atom.
Definition
Weak force.
Term
The force of attraction exerted between all objects in nature.
Definition
Gravity.
Term
The nucleus of an atom contains_____ and ______.
Definition
protons and neutrons.
Term
Most of the mass in an atom is located in the _________?
Definition
Nucleus.
Term
The "plum pudding theory" was developed by?
Definition
Thomson.
Term
The modern atomic model is based on?
Definition
Wave mechanics.
Term
What are particles smaller than an atom?
Definition
Subatomic particles.
Term
What are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons?
Definition
Isotopes.
Term
What is the sum of the number of protons and number of neutrons found in an atoms nucleus?
Definition
Mass number.
Term
The ______ energy level is found closet to the nucleus.
Definition
Lowest. (least amount of energy)
Term
The _________ holds protons together in the nucleus of an atom.
Definition
Strong force.
Term
What is the greatest force in the atom? It has a limited _______?
Definition
Strong force, range
Term
who discovered that an atom has mostly empty space and has a positive _______?
Definition
Bohr, nucleus.
Term
Whats the modern atomic theory?
Definition
a.)based on wave mechanics.
b.)small positively charged nucleus.
c.)enough electrons to make nucleus neutral.
Term
What are found in the nucleus that have no charge?
Definition
Neutrons.
Term
Dalton's atomic theory stated that atoms of the same ___________ are exactly alike.
Definition
Element.
Term
The ______ holds the electrons in orbit around the nucleus.
Definition
Electric magnetic force of attraction.
Term
What is the small heavy center of an atom?
Definition
Nucleus.
Term
Who discovered that electrons orbit the nucleus?
Definition
Bohr
Term
According to the modern atomic theory, the exact location of ________ is uncertain, but the region in which there is a high probability of finding an electron is in the _________.
Definition
electrons, orbitals of the electron cloud.
Term
__________ have slightly more mass than a ________, but both have a mass of _______.
Definition
neutron, proton, 1 AMU
Term
What identifies an element and will never change?
Definition
Atomic number.
Term
_________ is the average mass of all the isotopes of that element as they occur in nature.
Definition
Atomic mass.
Term
What and where are the negatively charged particles in an atom?
Definition
Electrons, electron cloud.
Term
An electron moves farther from the nucleus as it _________.
Definition
Gains energy.
Term
A group of 3 __________ make up a proton or a neutron.
Definition
Quirks.
Term
The ______________ acts as a force of attraction or repulsion.
Definition
Electromagnetic force.
Term
The 2 main forces that hold an atom together are __________ and ___________.
Definition
Strong force, electromagnetic force of attraction.
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