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Chapter 5
Prof.devender singh Roorkee
Earliest Model
450 BC – Democritis, a
Greek philosopher, first
uses the word “atomos”
which means indivisible
Definition of atom
today – Smallest
particle of an element
that still retains
properties of that
element
Late 1700’s
He felt that
lightning was
static
electricity on a
larger scale.
http://news.nationalgeograp
hic.com/news/2006/05/0504
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Electricity Research after Franklin
+1 NONE -1
Varying masses
Same chemical and
physical properties
Some may be
unstable, and
therefore radioactive
Symbol
Carbon-12
12 is mass number,
# protons + # neutrons
Also written
12
C
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http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/OChem/DEMO
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