History
Subatomic Particles
Atomic Structure
Isotopes & Ions
Potpourri
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This Greek philosopher believed atoms were indivisible particles that he called atomos.

Who is Democritus?

100

The smallest subatomic particles in an atom.

What are electrons?

100

Number of protons in a neon atom.

What are 10?

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Mass number of oxygen-18.
What is 18?
100

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

What is the mass number?

200

This model of the atom has electrons orbiting in energy levels at specific distances from the nucleus.

What is the Bohr model?

200

These subatomic particles are found in the nucleus.

What are protons and neutrons?

200

The atomic number of magnesium.

What is 12?

200
Negative ion that has more electrons than protons.

What is an anion?

200

The weighted average of masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element.

What is the atomic mass?

300

This scientist discovered electrons.

Who is JJ Thomson?

300

These subatomic particles have a positive charge.

What are protons?

300

Number of electrons in a neutral strontium atom.

What is 38?

300

The charge on a beryllium atom that has lost 2 electrons.

What is +2?

300

An atom with unequal numbers of protons and electrons.

What is an ion?

400

This is the most current model of the atom.

What is the quantum-mechanical model?

400

These subatomic particles are the largest.

What are neutrons?
400

Number of protons in a silver atom.

What is 47?

400
Positively charged ion with more protons than electrons.

What is a cation?

400

The number of protons in the atoms of each element; used to identify that element.

What is the atomic number?

500

This scientist discovered the nucleus.

Who is Ernest Rutherford?

500
These subatomic particles have a negative charge.

What are electrons?

500

Number of electrons in a neutral atom of iodine.

What is 53?

500

Number of neutrons in a sodium-23 atom.

What is 12?

500

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

What are isotopes?

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