Unit 4 Study Guide:  Nature of the Atom 

 

Test:  Dec. 6

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Goals

• Describe the Atomic Structure.

• What are the different Atomic Theories?

• Create a timeline of the History of Atomic Theory

• List the important scientists that helped discover the properties of the atom.

• Identify the parts of an atom.

• Recognize element symbols and names.

• Calculate the number of neutrons in various isotopes.

• Identify three forms of radioactive decay.

• Describe the importance of nuclear energy.

• Explain the historical significance of the Atomic Bomb.

• What is an isotope?

• What is the difference between Fission and Fusion?

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Periodic Table Online

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Notes​

• Nature of the Atom

• Parts of the Atom

• Isotopes

• Radioactivity

• Nuclear Reactions

• Atomic Bombs

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Projects

• Adopt an Element

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Labs & Demos

• Flame Test Lab

• Law of Conservation of Mass Lab

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Journal Entries

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Assignments

• Nuclear Decay Challenge Problem Set​

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Videos

• Electron Cloud Model

• Radioactive Isotopes

• The Element Song

• Nuclear Reactions

• Radioactivity

 

Help Me!

• Bozeman Radioactive Decay

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Vocabulary

1. Electron

2. Proton

3. Neutron

4. Electron Cloud Model

5. Orbital Model of Atom

6. Atomic Mass Unit

7. Fission

8. Fusion

9. Nagasaki

10. Thomson

11. Dalton

12. Bohr

13. Democritus

14. isotope

15. alpha radiation

16. beta radiation

17. gamma radiation

18. Atomic Mass

19. Atomic Number

20. neutral