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Atomic History

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ATOMIC HISTORY

SAVANNAH MCLAUGHLIN
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Democritus-
Atomic Theory
•Atoms are indivisible and indestructible
•Atoms are unique to its element
•Atoms can be combined to make new substances

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Atomos-
uncut, indivisible

John Dalton's Atomic Theory:
•All matter is an arrangement of atoms
•All atoms of a given element are identical in mass and volume
•Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of atoms
•A chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms

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John Dalton's representation of the atom

J.J. Thomson
Discovered the electron, the first subatomic particle

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J.J. Thomsons Model of the Atom:

Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have their charge concentrated in a very small nucleus.

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Ernest Rutherford's model of the atom is a nucleus of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting it.

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Niels Bohr
"Energy levels of electrons are discrete, and that the electrons revolve in stable orbits around the atomic nucleus."

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Niels Bohr Atom Model

Modern Electron Theory:
Made by Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg

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The Electron Cloud is where electrons are when they rotate around the nucleus of an atom.