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Atomic Structure
Vocabulary Related to Atomic Structure Unit
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Chemistry
11th Grade
07/14/2010

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Atomic Number
Definition
Number of Protons
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Atomic Mass
Definition
Number of Protons and Neutrons
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Isotope
Definition

Atoms of the same element with different mass number.  These have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

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AMU
Definition

Atomic Mass Units

1/12 of mass of carbon-12 atom mass

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Average atomic mass
Definition

(mass)(%) + (mass)(%)

100

Term
Plum pudding model
Definition

Thomson

A sphere of positive charge with electrons able to be removed from it.

 

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Rutherford's Model
Definition

Most of atom's mass was concentrated in the nucleus which lay in the center of atom.  Electrons revolved around the nucleus.

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Solar System Model
Definition

Bohr

Electrons orbit the nucleus like planets around the sun.

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Electron Cloud
Definition
Region around the nucleus where electrons may be found.
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Nucleus
Definition

In the center of the atom.  Contains the protons and neutrons.

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Dalton's Model
Definition

Atom is a solid sphere and is indivisible (cannot be broken down into smaller pieces).  Atoms of the same element are identical.

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Ion
Definition
Atoms that have a charge.  Formed when an atom loses or gains electrons.
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Cation
Definition

Positive ion.  Formed when an atom loses electrons.  Typically metals

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Anion
Definition

Negative ion.  Formed when an atom gains electrons.  Typically a nonmetal.

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Schrodinger's Wave Equation
Definition

Came up with math equations that describe where an electron might be (the probability) at a certain period of time.

 

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