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Atoms and electrons

Chapter 36: INDEX
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A concise popular-science primer that explains the physical foundations of atoms, electrons, and electrical phenomena. It defines basic units and notation, introduces the metric system and dimensional analysis, and shows how length, mass, time, and derived quantities such as velocity, force, and momentum are measured. The text contrasts electrostatic and electromagnetic ways of quantifying electricity, describes prefixes and conventions for very large and very small numbers, and links measurement definitions to observable effects and electromagnetic propagation. Explanations combine conceptual discussion with practical examples and calculations to make atomic and electrical ideas accessible to general readers.

INDEX

A
α-rays, 65
Aluminium, 154
Anti-cathode, 73
Argon, 141
Atom, 33
Atomic numbers, 82
Avogadro, 34

B
ß-rays, 65
Balmer, 127
Barkla, 168
Black body, 114
Bohr, 123
Bragg, 118
Brownian movement, 45

C
Cathode rays, 55
Compounds, formation of, 29
Crystal analysis, 166

D
Dalton, 23
Debye, 122
Diffusion, 40

E
Einstein, 46, 105, 120
Electron, mass of, 60
—— radius of, 62
Element, 28

F
Fraunhofer, 123

G
γ-rays, 65, 74
Gases, Kinetic Theory of, 42
Geological strata, age of, 70
Gold atom, 88
Gramme-atom, 37

H
Helium atom, 86, 147
—— nucleus, 87, 108
Hertz, 54
Hydrogen atom, 85

I
Inert gases, 142
Ions, 56
—— charge on, 58
Isotopes, 102

K
Kirchhoff, 114, 123

L
Laue, 166
Light, velocity of, 54
Lithium atom, 90, 149

M
Magnetic properties of the elements, 157
Maxwell, 42, 53
Mendeléev, 77
Molecule, 33
Monochromatic light, 125
Moseley, 170

N
Neon, 144
Newlands, 77
Nitrogen, 152

P
Periodic system, 77
Perrin, 46
Planck, 119, 127
Prout, 25

R
Radium, 63
—— disintegration of, 95
Relativity and the atom, 104, 133
Rutherford, 93

S
Sommerfeld, 122, 134
Stokes, 57

T
Temperature, absolute zero of, 42

U
Uranium, 79

W
Waves, longitudinal and transverse, 124, 165

X
X-rays, 70, 167, 168