Notes on "Atom Notes" * Supplemental notes - The existence of atoms was first proposed by philosophers in ancient Greece (Leucippus, Democritus (c. 460 - c. 370 BC)) and India. - The existence of atoms was proven by Einstein in 1905. - The number of protons in an atom can change under the extreme conditions studied in nuclear physics, such as in an atomic bomb, a nuclear power plant, or the inside of a star. * Quiz - What is the atomic number of Helium? {2} - What is the mass number of the Helium atom in the drawing? {4} - * If the helium atom in the drawing loses an electron, what will happen to the atom's electric charge? {Will become +1 since there are two positively-charged protons but only one negative electron.}