Atoms are composed of these 3 subatomic particles
protons, neutrons, and electrons
Outer electrons are known as this
The solid sphere model was designed as such because Dalton thought they were ___
indivisible/uncuttable
Atoms with a different number of neutrons are called
Isotopes
Who came up with the original periodic table
Mendeleev
quarks; up, down, top, bottom, strange, charm
The elements in group 16 have how many outer electrons?
6
The plum pudding model was designed because ____ were discovered
electrons
How was the original periodic table organized
by mass and properties
The subatomic particles can be found where, and with what charges?
Protons-in the nucleus with a positive charge
Neutrons-in the nucleus with a neutral charge
electrons-orbiting the nucleus with a negative charge
Draw a electron dot diagram for barium
When Rutherford shot alpha particles at the thin gold foil, he discovered ___
We ignore this subatomic particle because it is about ___ times smaller than the others
electrons, ~1800
The modern periodic table is organized by
atomic number and properties
Atoms have a net neutral charge because of this reason.
The positive charge of the protons and negative charges of the electrons cancel out.
Draw an electron dot diagram for astatine

The solar system model shows ___
how outer electrons are more easily removed than inner electrons
You discover a new element with the following isotopes. What's the average atomic mass?
292Vb: 32%
293Vb: 46%
295Vb: 22%
293.12 AMU
periods; families or groups
The most common isotope of arsenic has ___ protons, ___ neutrons, and ___ electrons.
33 protons, 42 neutrons, and 33 electrons
Electron dot diagrams are important for chemists because of this reason
They show how the element will react with other elements
electron cloud, plum pudding, nuclear, solar system, solid sphere
solid sphere, plum pudding, nuclear, solar system, electron cloud
You have the following sample of magnesium, what's its average atomic mass?
24Mg: 59
25Mg: 10
26Mg: 11
24.4 AMU
If elements are in the same group, they have the same properties because...
they have the same number of valence electrons