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Atom Notes

This document provides information about atomic structure. It defines protons, neutrons, and electrons, and explains that atoms are made up of these subatomic particles. The document also discusses several experiments that helped scientists develop models of the atom, such as Thomson's experiment which showed the atom is made of a positive charge with negative electrons embedded within, and Rutherford's experiment which revealed the dense atomic nucleus. It notes that the modern atomic model has changed over time as new experiments provided better resolution.

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Atom Notes

This document provides information about atomic structure. It defines protons, neutrons, and electrons, and explains that atoms are made up of these subatomic particles. The document also discusses several experiments that helped scientists develop models of the atom, such as Thomson's experiment which showed the atom is made of a positive charge with negative electrons embedded within, and Rutherford's experiment which revealed the dense atomic nucleus. It notes that the modern atomic model has changed over time as new experiments provided better resolution.

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Name_____________________________________________________________________________Period_____

Atom Notes Guide



Protons, Neutrons and Electrons

Protonspositive charge and __________________ the same as neutron

Neutrons___________________ charge and weigh the same as a proton

Electronsnegative ______________, almost no _____________

Atomic Number and Mass

Atomic ____________________number of ___________________ in an atom

Atomic massnumber of protons and ____________________ in an atom

How may electrons does an atom need to have to be happy?

2 in the first shell, ____________ in each shell after

Atoms are too small to be seen so how do we know about them?

Observations are made during ________________________________ and then we
______________ things about atoms based on our observations.

Thomsons Experiment

Observations: Negative particles moved to the ______________________ end of
tube, positive particles moved to negative end of ___________________, positive
particles were way more ________________________

Inference about atom: its a positive _________________ with little negative
things ________________ in it.

Rutherfords Experiment

Observations: Most of the particles went through the _______________
________________ but some of them bounced back.

Inference: There was a hard, dense, ______________________ nucleus. Most of the
atom is empty space.

Atoms combine to make molecules



Molecules are made up of two or more _____________________.

How and why has our model changed?

How? It has changed from being the same __________________________ to being
made of smaller __________________ particles to having a nucleus.

Why? Weve done more experiments with better __________________________ and
learned new things.

Current Model of the atom



What are the limitations of our model of the atom?

The electrons are really far away from the ________________________. If the
nucleus were the size of an ______________________, the electrons would be as far
away as the size of the ______________________.

The movement of the electrons is not in __________________ ____________________.

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