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Chemistry
10th Grade
10/18/2010

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Robert Boyle
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is the guy that defined the term element in the 1600's.
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element symbols
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are the symbols for the elements on the periodic table
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law of constant composition
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means that a given compound always has the same composition
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atomic theory
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1. elements are made of tiny particles called atoms
2. all atoms of a given element are identical
3. The atoms of a given element are different from those of any other element.
4. Atoms of one element can combine with atoms of elements to form compounds. A given compound always has the same relative numbers and types of atoms
5. Atoms are indivisible in chemical processes. That is, atoms are not created or destroyed in chemical reactions. A chemical reaction simply changes the way the atoms are grouped together.
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compound
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is a distinct substance that is composed of the atoms of two or more elements and always contains exactly the same relative masses of those elements.
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chemical formula
Definition
represents the type and number of atoms of a given compound
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J.J. Thomson
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was a scientist that found out that atoms had negative particles(electrons)
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electrons
Definition
the negatively charged particle in an atom
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nuclear atom
Definition
an atom w/ a demse center of positive charge(the nucleus)
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proton
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the positive charge of an atom
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neutron
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the nuetral particle of an atom. this was the last part of the atom that was discovered by JAmes Chadwick in 1932
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isotopes
Definition
atoms with the same number of protons but diff. numbers of neutrons.
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atomic number
Definition
the number of protons in a nucleus of an atom
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mass number
Definition
the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
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