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Bill Nye the Science Guy – Atoms
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What does Bill Nye cut in half over and over? ___________________________________________________
The particle in the middle are very
(circle one)
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light
Buzzing around the outside the particles are very
(circle one)
heavy
light
In Bill’s model, how far away is the electron from the nucleus? ______________________________________
If atoms are mostly empty space, how come they act like a solid?____________________________________
Atoms are the basic ____________________
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With hydrogen in H2O on side and oxygen on the other, the model looks kind of like ____________________
One plus one doesn’t always ____________________________ ___________________________
There are lots of _______________ _________________ in the rubbing alcohol where water molecules can fit.
The main difference between aluminum and copper is the ___________________ of ___________________ in
the nucleus.
Scientists have grouped all the different elements into groups which have come to be called ________________
The atomic number is the number of _________________________ in the ______________________________
There are ______________ elements that occur naturally.
Warren ____________________ is a nuclear physicist.
The beam travels almost at the speed of ___________________________________
Everything in the universe is either _______________________ or _____________________________
The hotdog is ______________________ but the heat that cooks it is __________________________________
All matter is made of ______________________ and _______________________________________________
__________________________________ is everywhere, it’s what makes life go.
The whole branch of chemistry named after carbon is called _____________________ ___________________
Magic Square
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Greek for indivisible
Discovered the electron
Tiny particle carrying a negative charge
The number of protons in an atom
Develops the idea of atoms in 460 BC
Fired helium nuclei at a gold foil
Maximum of 2 electrons
Number of protons and neutrons
Added the idea that electrons were in orbits
2nd Shell
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Democritus
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Bohr
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Atomic Number
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Electron
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Nucleus
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Rutheford
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4th Shell
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The center of an atom
A positively charged particle
Particles in the nucleus that carry no charge
Maximum of 18 electrons
Electrons scattered unevenly within an elastic
sphere
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16) Maximum of 8 electrons
Thompson
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Proton
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1st Shell
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Plum Pudding Model
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3rd Shell
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Atomic Mass
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Neutron
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Atoma
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Total
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Total
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Magic Square #
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