Atoms Structure
Atoms Structure
Atoms Structure
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Give an approximation for the radius of
an atom.
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Give an approximation for the radius of an atom.
1x10⁻¹⁰ metres
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What are the three subatomic
constituents of an atom?
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What are the three subatomic constituents of an
atom?
1. Proton
2. Neutron
3. Electron
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Where is most of the mass of an atom
concentrated?
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Where is most of the mass of an atom concentrated?
In the nucleus.
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Approximately what proportion of the
total radius of an atom is the radius of
the nucleus?
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Approximately what proportion of the total radius of
an atom is the radius of the nucleus?
1/10,000
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Describe the arrangement of protons,
neutrons and electrons in an atom.
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Describe the arrangement of protons, neutrons and
electrons in an atom.
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What type of charge does the nucleus of an atom
have? Why?
● Positive charge
● The nucleus contains protons and neutrons
● Protons have a positive charge
● Neutrons have no charge
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Give two ways that an atom’s electron
arrangement can be changed.
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Give two ways that an atom’s electron arrangement
can be changed.
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Explain how an atom’s electron
arrangement changes when it absorbs
EM radiation.
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Explain how an atom’s electron arrangement
changes when it absorbs EM radiation.
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Explain how an atom’s electron
arrangement changes when it emits EM
radiation.
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Explain how an atom’s electron arrangement
changes when it emits EM radiation.
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How does the ratio of electrons to
protons in an atom result in the atom
having no overall charge?
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How does the ratio of electrons to protons in an atom
result in the atom having no overall charge?
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What do all forms of the same element have in
common?
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What is the name given to the number of
protons in an atom?
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What is the name given to the number of protons in
an atom?
Atomic Number
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What is an atom’s mass number?
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What is an atom’s mass number?
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What is an isotope of an atom?
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What is an isotope of an atom?
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How do atoms turn into positive ions?
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How do atoms turn into positive ions?
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What may lead to a scientific model being changed
or replaced?
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How did the plum-pudding model
describe the atom?
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How did the plum-pudding model describe the atom?
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Prior to the discovery of the electron
what was believed about the atom?
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Prior to the discovery of the electron, what was
believed about the atom?
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Which experiment led to the
plum-pudding model being discarded?
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Which experiment led to the plum-pudding model
being discarded?
Rutherford’s alpha-scattering
experiment.
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What is the name given to the currently
accepted model of the atom?
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What is the name given to the currently accepted
model of the atom?
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State the conclusions of the
Alpha-Scattering experiment.
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State the conclusions of the Alpha-Scattering
experiment.
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What reinforces a scientific theory?
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What did James Chadwick’s experiments
on the atom prove?
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What did James Chadwick’s experiments on the
atom prove?
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