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Aristotle

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All matter made up of 4 different elements: earth, water, fire, air

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Democritus

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Smallest particle called “atomos”

Different particle size and shape might be components of all the diff types of matter

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Alchemy

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Searched for a way to change base metals to gold

Discovered distillation, separation of metals from ores, preparation of some acids

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Robert Boyle

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First person to perform and publish true quantitative experiments

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John dalton

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Propose a theory on matter

1: all matter is composed of small particles called atoms
2: atoms are identical to the same element and different from atoms of other elements
3: atoms of different combine in specific ratios to form compounds
4: in a chemical reaction atoms are separated to form new compounds

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William Crooke

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developed the glass tube discovered that something must be traveling from the cathode to the anode inside the tube even though the air was gone

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JJ Thomson

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discovered the electron and proton

plum pudding structure of the atom

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Ernest Rutherford

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discovered three alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays
gold foil experiment
- some particles bounced back, suggesting a dense centre- nucleus

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James Chadwick

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discovered the neutron

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Max Planck

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proposed that energy could be shown as particles

-quantum theory

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Albert Einstein

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photoelctric effect

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Niels Bohr

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spectrum

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