The center of an Atom is called the what?
What is the nucleus
Neutron is _______ charged
What is : uncharged/ neutral
An atom that contains 17 protons.
What is Chlorine?
what two particles make up an atom's nucleus?
What is : protons and neutrons
The Scientist who discovered the nucleus was positively charged, and most of the atom was empty space.
Who is Rutherford?
electrons, protons and neutrons have what charge, and where are they found
What is : negatively, positive and neutral electrons are found in orbital, protons and neutrons found in nucleus.
The number of neutrons in an atom of Lithium.
What is four?
How does the mass of an electron compare to the mass of protons and neutrons?
What is : It is much smaller
The particle discovered by J.J Thomson.
What is matter
anything that has weight and occupy space
The sum of protons and neutrons is called
What is : Mass Number or Atomic Mass
What is 10?
The atomic mass is _______ + ________?
number of protons + number of neutrons
The term atomos, coined by greek philosopher Demociritus.
What is indivisible?
smallest piece of matter that still has the properties of an element.
What is : an atom
What is: the atomic number, number of protons, and number of electrons of Mg on the periodic table.
12, 12, 12
An atom with a different number of neutrons, and therefore a different mass number.
What is an isotope?
Who is Schrodinger?
An atom that has gained or lost electrons.
Two isotopes of Carbon exist. Carbon 12 and Carbon 14. Which is most abundant?
Carbon-12.
How many electrons are on the 2nd valence shell?
What is 8
The model used to draw atomic models today, although it is not the most accurate.
Who is Bohr?