Name that Scientist
Atoms, atoms everywhere
Eating at the Periodic Table
Elements for Life
Subatomic particles and friends
100
Democritus
Who was the Greek Philosopher who came up with the term "atom" from atomos?
100
The smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.
What is an atom?
100
The 7 rows on the periodic table of the elements
What is a period?
100
The atomic number
Which number tells you how many protons are in an atom?
100
positively charged particles
What are protons?
200
Mendeleev
Which famous scientist found the pattern in the elements by arranging them in order of increasing atomic mass?
200
Describes how many atoms in a mole
What is 6.02 x 10 ^23?
200
Columns on the periodic table that contain elements with similar properties.
What is a group?
200
Listed on the periodic table, may or may not match the name of an element.
What is the element symbol?
200
Electrons
What are negatively charged particles?
300
Ernest Rutherford's experiment to discover the neutrons
What is the gold foil experiment?
300
Neutrons + Protons on the periodic table
What is atomic mass?
300
The largest set of elements on the table of elements. Tend to be malleable and good conductors of both heat and electricity.
What is a metal?
300
The equation to get the # of neutrons in an atom.
What is atomic mass - # of protons?
300
Heaviest subatomic particles.
What is the mass of protons and neutrons?
400
This scientist developed the "plum-pudding" (or fruit cake) model of the atom
Who was J.J. Thomson?
400
An atom with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
What is an isotope?
400
On the periodic table of the elements, this set of elements lies along the zig zag line
What are the metalloids?
400
Identifying subatomic particle.
What is a proton?
400
How you would get a neutral charged atom.
What is the result of an equal number of protons and electrons?
500
This famous Danish scientist said that electrons orbited around the nucleus in specific paths.
Who was Niels Bohr?
500
The center of an atom, contains protons and neutrons.
What is the nucleus?
500
Bad conductors, mostly gases or solids (one liquid). Tend to be hard and brittle.
What are non-metals?
500
An atom that has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons. It has a total atomic mass of 12
What is carbon?
500
Electrons are found here
What is an energy level or electron cloud?
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