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Chemistry 4.1
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Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
Early Models of the Atom
• An atom is the smallest particle of an element
that retains its identity in a chemical reaction.
• Philosophers and scientists have proposed
many ideas on the structure of atoms.
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Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
Democritus believed that atoms were
indivisible and indestructible.
Democritus’s ideas were limited because
they didn’t explain chemical behavior and
they lacked experimental support.
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Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
By using experimental methods, Dalton
transformed Democritus’s ideas on atoms
into a scientific theory.
The result was Dalton’s atomic theory.
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4.1
Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
All elements are composed of tiny indivisible
particles called atoms.
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Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
Atoms of the same element are identical. The
atoms of any one element are different from
those of any other element.
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Defining the Atom
> Early Models of the Atom
Atoms of different elements can physically mix
together or can chemically combine in simple
whole-number ratios to form compounds.
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Defining the Atom
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Chemical reactions occur when atoms are
separated, joined, or rearranged. Atoms of one
element are never changed into atoms of
another element in a chemical reaction.
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Defining the Atom
> Sizing up the Atom
Despite their small size, individual atoms
are observable with instruments such as
scanning tunneling microscopes.
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Defining the Atom
> Sizing up the Atom
Iron Atoms Seen Through a Scanning
Tunneling Microscope
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4.1 Section Quiz
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of the concepts in Section 4.1.
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Section Quiz
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4.1 Section Quiz
1. The ancient Greek philosopher credited with
suggesting all matter is made of indivisible
atoms is
a. Plato.
b. Aristotle.
c. Democritus.
d. Socrates.
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2. Dalton's atomic theory improved earlier
atomic theory by
a. teaching that all matter is composed of tiny
particles called atoms.
b. theorizing that all atoms of the same
element are identical.
c. using experimental methods to establish a
scientific theory.
d. not relating atoms to chemical change.
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3. Individual atoms are observable with
a. the naked eye.
b. a magnifying glass.
c. a light microscope.
d. a scanning tunneling microscope.
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