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    History of Atomic Structure

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    November 2012 Historical Development of Atomic Structure Over the many years of the world’s history‚ there have been numerous developments and discoveries pertaining to atomic structure. Each of these breakthroughs gradually led us—step by step—to a deeper understanding of what makes up each and every atom. Because of this‚ our perception of an atom’s structure today is vastly different from the first idea of an atom’s structure from many centuries ago. From Dalton’s theory that all atoms were

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    Atomic Theory

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    Atomic Theory Essay We are first going to talk about Protons‚Neutrons and Electrons. These three elements are a very good example of most things that are in use of gas fumes. It all started when Protons and neutrons where‚ Protons were discovered by Experimenting with discharging tubes. Eventually they found out the rest of the Atoms over time. Which brings me into the word of Orbital. Orbital is a Neutron‚ electron or a proton Going around a single atom with certain amounts of energy levels. Which

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    Atomic Structure Notes

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    Atomic structure: scientists 1. Democritus: 1st person to think of atom (500 BCE)- philosopher Atom is the smallest piece of an element that has same properties as the element. 2. Lavisier: Law of conservation of mass/ matter • Mass can’t be created or destroy; same amount of stuff 3. Joseph Proust: Law of constant composition (law of definite Proportions) • A compound is always made of the same elements in the same ratio. 4. John Dalton: English school teacher who derived the atomic theory

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    Atomic Theories

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    ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)

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    Atomic Theory

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    Assignment: Atomic Theory 1. Write the complete symbol and determine the no. of electrons‚ protons and neutrons of the following e- p+ n a.) Oxygen - 8 8 b.) Cesium - 55 55 c.) Argon - 18 18 d.) Uranium - 92 92 e.) Copper - 29 29 2. Calculate the atomic mass of sulfur from its natural isotope. f.) Sulfur-36 g.) Sulfur-32 h.) Sulfur-33 i.) Sulfur-34 3. Complete this table. Symbol of Elements | Atomic Number | Atomic Mass | #

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    Atomic Theory

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    September 2011 ISOTOPES Atoms of a given element which have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. Thus‚ isotopes have the same position in the periodic table‚ the same chemical properties and the same atomic charge. The simplest example of an atom with different isotopes is hydrogen. The three isotopes of hydrogen are shown here: The increasing number of neutrons in the nucleus of the hydrogen atom adds mass to the atom and thus each isotope of a given

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    Chemistry Atomic Structure

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    Chemistry Atomic Structure: The Electron A myriad of trends occur on the periodic table‚ whether it is defined through the size of the atoms or the first ionization energy that may occur‚ many other trends can be found simply looking horizontally or vertically on to the table. As you look from left to right you can see that the reactivity of the elements increase‚ this is due to the number of electrons increasing on the shell. This also once you go down the table; the shells become further and

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    Integrated Physics and Chemistry – Unit 2: The Structure of Matter Experiment: Atomic Structure In this experiment‚ you will have a chance to test the hypothesis that Ernest Rutherford used when determining the size of the nucleus. In his "gold foil experiment‚" Rutherford shot alpha particles at gold atoms. Once he realized that the alpha particles were hitting a concentrated positive mass‚ he developed the nuclear model of the atom. Next‚ he set out to determine the relative size of the nucleus

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    Atomic Structure Lab

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    Atomic Structure Lab Purpose: This lab was designed to make the observers use their senses and by doing that‚ the observers would realize how difficult it was for the scientists in the 17th century to perform in their fields. Data Tables: Ob-scertainer #10 Hypothesis Actual Ob-scertainer #1 Hypothesis Retest Actual Ob-scertainer #7 Hypothesis Actual Ob-scertainer #6 Hypothesis Actual

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    Copper's Atomic Structure

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    speak)‚ there is much information regarding its atomic buildup. Every element’s atoms are composed of three main subatomic particles: neutrons‚ electrons and protons. Located in the atom’s nucleus‚ protons and neutrons are referred to as nucleons. The electrons rest outside of the nucleus at various energy levels (orbitals). Most of an atom’s mass comes from its very small nucleus‚ whose protons and neutrons each have a mass of approximately 1 u (atomic mass units). Electrons‚ on the other hand‚ have

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