Chem Ch 4 Atomic Structure

The smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction

This Greek philosopher was among the first to suggest the existence of atoms

Democritus reasoned that atoms were indivisible and...

The modern process of discovering atoms began with this English chemist and schoolteacher

Dalton transformed Democritus's ideas into a scientific...

Individual atoms are observable with scanning _____________ microscopes

Negatively charged subatomic particles

Electrons travel as a glowing beam from the cathode to the anode, known as a cathode _______

Positively charged subatomic particles

subatomic particles that have no charge