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Democritus

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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Democritus

  • Used philosophy, not science
  • Atoms were indivisible and indestructible
  • Everything is made up of atoms

John Dalton

  • John proved that everything was made up of atoms
  • Used Science
  • Elements are made of extremely small particles called atoms
  • Atoms cannot be subdivided created or destroyed

J.J. Thomson

  • Discovers the electron
  • That lead to his "Plum pudding" model
  • He thinks electrons are in a sphere of positive electrical charge
  • Electrons are negatively charged
  • Matter is neutral- no charge-because charges cancel.
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Ernest Rutherford

  • Finds out an atom has a small, dense, positively charged nucleus
  • When you hit the Nucleus it bounces somewhere else it doesn't go through
  • Discovered the Nucleus

Neils bohr

  • Came up the the quantum theory
  • Found the structure of an atom 
  • Found the radiation of a atom
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erwin schrodinger

  • Took the Bohr model further.
  • Used math equations to find an electron in a certain position
  • This model introduced the concept of sub-energy levels.
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james chadwick

  • He proved the existence of neutrons.
  • He predicted the atom would have a neutron.
  • Also discovered the subatomic particle. 
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