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1805 John
Dalton law
of multiple
J J Thomson proportions
in 1897
discovered 19th and early 20th
electrons centuries subatomic
particles
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The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense,
central nucleus (called atomic nuclei) surrounded by a cloud
of negatively charged electrons
Nucleus is the center of the atom.
An atom retains its identity during chemical
reactions. Electron
Atoms are made up of majorly 3 types of particles
electrons , protons and neutrons .
Electrons are tiny, very light particles that have aProton
Neutron
negative electrical charge (-).
Atom
Protons are much larger and heavier than electrons (a
proton's mass, is nearly 1836 times that of the electron)
and have positive charge.
Neutrons are large and heavy like protons, however
neutrons have no electrical charge.
Each atom is made up of a combination of these
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Particle Location Weight Charge
Nucleus (proton)
Atom made up of one proton and one electron, is called hydrogen (the
abbreviation for hydrogen is H).
The electron is constantly spinning around the center of the atom (called the
nucleus).
The centrifugal force of the spinning electron keeps the two particles from coming
into contact with each other much as the earth's rotation keeps it from plunging into
the sun.
The hydrogen atom is look like-
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e.g. Helium atom
Hydrogen Deuterium
Atomic Mass = 1 Atomic Mass = 2
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Atomic Number = 1 Atomic Number = 1
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