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4771095573Demokritus & LeucipposMatter is composed of tiny indivisible objects called "Atomos".0
4771098828What is an Atom?An atom is the smallest fundamental particle of matter that contains its own properties.1
4771101202Alchemists tried...to make gold through chemistry2
4771102474Robert Boyle1. first true quantitative experimenter 2. est. the idea of elements3
4771103482Element is..groups of atoms with the exact same chemical properties * atoms of the same type * contains the same number of protons and electrons, but may differ in the number of neutrons4
4771105465Georg Stahl & Joseph Priestly1. intensely studied combustion 2. * Priestly discovered oxygen (dephlogisticated air)5
4771107208Antoine Lavoisier* complete stud 1. studied chemical reactions 2. took careful measurements6
4771108243Law of Conservation of Massthe amount of mass in any chemical process must remain constant7
4771109534Elementary Treatise on Chemistrysummary of all known chemical knowledge at that point in time (1789)8
4771111010Joseph Proust* father of analytical chemistry 1. studied the composition of elements in compounds9
4771112935Law of Definite Proportionsthe mass ratio of elements in a compound must always be constant (conversion factor)10
4771113440John Dalton*stimulated by Proust's work 1. Law of Multiple Proportions11
4771114249Law of Multiple Proportionsif multiple compounds can be produced by a set of elements, the ratio of elements varies by whole numbers ** This occurs because the number of atoms, which were not yet discovered, varied by whole numbers12
4771119661Dalton's Atomic Theory (Hard Sphere Theory)the modern description of matter States: * all matter is composed of hard indestructible spheres called atoms *atom of the same elements are the same while atoms of different elements differ in a fundamental way. * chem. compounds are produced when atoms of diff. atoms combine in specific mass ratios unique to the compound * chem. reactions occur when atoms are reorganized and rebound with no changes in the atoms themselves - est. first table of atomic masses (most were wrong)13
4771125542atomic massrelative mass of an element measured in AMU's14
4771126844AMUatomic mass units (1/12 mass of a carbon-12 isotope)15
4771127391Joseph Gay-Lussac1. studied volume changes associated with gaseous chemical reactions under constant conditions * used law of def. prop. & law of mult. prop. 2. observed that gases react in specific ratio16
4771132670Amedeo Avagadro** Avagadro's Hypothesis 1. used Gay -Lussac's data and Law of Def. Prop. to predict that the volume of a gas must be directly related to the number of particles in said gas17
47711352321 mole =22.4 L @ STP /// 6.02 x 10^23 /// 1 AMU18
4771136366JJ Thomson1. idea of an atom made sense from previous work of other scientists 2. studied cathode rays 3. observed deflection of rays by electric & magnetic fields ** m/e = -1.766 x 10^8 c/g19
4771141965Robert Millikan1. conducted oil drop experiment 2. determined mass and change of electron ** mass = 9.109 x 10^3 kg ** change = 1.6 x 10^-19 coulombs (-1 fundamental charge)20
4771143816cathodenegative charge, attracts cations21
4771144110anodepositive charge, attracts anions22
4771144613Ernest Rutherford1. conducted Gold Foil Experiment 2. discovered * atoms are mainly empty space * they have a massive center * they are positively charged23
4771146065Nuclear ModelAtoms are composed of mainly empty space with a small positively charged center called a nucleus, surrounded by negatively charged electrons24
4771147156Modern Atomthe identity of atoms are determined by the number of protons ( atomic # ( Z #) )25
4771149110Mass Numbersum of all nucleons ( protons & neutrons)26
4771150532isotopeatoms of the same element with differing mass numbers * same number of protons but a different number of neutrons27
4771152472electrons...determine all chemical properties * found outside nuceus * ignorable mass *-1 charge28
4771155691Atomic Massweighted average mass of all isotopes in an element * Fractional Abundance (mass #) + FA + FA...29
4771156935Isotopic Symbol* write symbol of element * place atomic # in lower Left side * top left corner is mass number * number of neutrons = protons - electrons30
4771158337Isotopic Name* write element name * place hyphen/dash * write mass #31
4771159176compounds are...chemical combinations of two or more elements32
4771160094Imperical formulachemical formula that gives the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound * lowest terms33
4771160932Molecular formulachemical formula that gives the exact number of atoms present in each compound34
4771162428ModelSimplified presentation of something * space filling model * ball and stick35
4771163473covalent compound(molecular) atoms are held together by electrons being "shared" within overlapped outer shells * formed between non-metals * identified by 1st element being a non-metal - naming: > first element keeps name >second elements root gets -ide ending > use Greek prefixes to indicate the number of atoms present ** Never place mono on the first element **36
4771166975ionic compoundcompound held together by electrostatic attractions getting between oppositely charged ions37
4771167970ionvariation of an element/atom38
4771168729atoms are...electrically charged due to the gain or loss of electrons39
4771169445+/-gaining - losing +40
4771170347polyatomic ions...keep their original name41
4771170543polyatomic cations...keep their metal name * divalent cations must be specifically named (ous/ic)42
4771171960monoatomic ionshave an -ide suffix added to nonmetal roots43
4771180153Cations & NamesH+ Hydrogen Li + Lithium Na + Sodium K + Potassium Cs + Cesium Be 2+ Beryllium Mg 2+ Magnesium Ca 2+ Calcium Ba 2+ Barium Al 3+ Aluminum44
4771189354Anions & NamesH- Hydride F- Fluoride Cl - Chloride Br - Bromide I - Iodide O 2- Oxide S 2- Sulfide N 3- Nitride P 3- Phosphide45
4771197922Common Type 2 CationsFe 3+ / Fe 2+ Cu 2+ / Cu + Co 3+ / Co 2+ Sn 4+ / Sn 2+ Pb 4+ / Pb 2+ Hg 2+ / Hg2 2+ (Mercury I) Ag + Zn 2+ Cd 2+46
4771203828Polyatomic Ions47

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