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Atomic History
Who's That Element?
Configurations
Spooky Scary Skeletons
100

The number of protons in an element

Atomic Number
100

The founder of atomic theory

Dalton

100

#5

Boron

100

Electron configuration of:

2-8-2

Magnesium

100

In this stop-motion film by Tim Burton, a skeleton discovers Christmas Town.

Nightmare Before Christmas

200

A type of substance that cannot be broken down chemically, only physically

Mixture

200

The modern day model for an atom

Cloud Wave Mechanical Model

200

La

Lanthanum

200

The electron configuration of an atom of Scandium

2-8-11

200

This 1993 Disney movie follows three witch sisters resurrected in Salem on Halloween night.

Hocus Pocus

300

An ion that has lost electrons

Cation

300

The experiment that proved the electron exists

Cathode Ray Tube

300

Has 19 protons and 20 neutrons

Potassium

300

The orbital configuration letters in order

S --> P --> D --> F

300

This 1988 dark comedy directed by Tim Burton stars Michael Keaton as a chaotic ghost-for-hire.

Beetlejuice

400
A region of high probability of finding an electron

Orbital

400

The experiment that proved the atom is mostly empty space

Gold Foil Experiment
400

34 electrons at a -2 charge

Germanium

400
Orbital configuration of an atom of silicon

1s_2s_2p_ _ _3s_3p_

400

This 1996 slasher film directed by Wes Craven revived the horror genre and introduced the Ghostface killer.

Scream

500

Virtually massless subatomic particle

Electron

500

The 2 scientists responsible for the 2 largest discoveries, at least when it comes to atoms

Rutherford and Thompson

500

Has an electron configuration of:

2-8-18-6

Selenium

500

The element with an orbital configuration of:

1s_2s_2p_ _ _3s_3p_ _ _3d_ _

Titanium

500

This 1984 comedy film features three scientists in New York City who start a ghost-catching business.

Ghostbusters

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