CHM 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Buckminsterfullerene, Noble Metal, Fluorine
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88 of them are found naturally in nature. The first letter is capitalized and the second one is lower case. Law of constant composition: a given compound contains the same proportions (by mass) of the elements. Atoms are never created nor destroyed (not necessarily true) Elements are made of atoms (a nucleus, subatomic particles- electrons, protons, neutrons) All atoms of a given element are identical (not necessarily true because we have discovered isotopes) Two elements can come together to form compounds. Chemical formula: atoms are indicated by the element symbols and the number of each type of atom is indicated by a subscript (to the right and below) Rutherford and chadwick created the current model of the atom. A dense nucleus consisting of protons (+) and neutrons (no charge) Electrons (-) in the electron cloud outside of the nucleus; 2000 times smaller than protons and neutrons. The chemistry of an atom arises from its electrons.