history of the atom Flashcards
1
Q
who discovered the plum pudding model? (J.J _ _ __ _ _ _)
A
J.J Thompson
2
Q
what did J.J think the atom looked like?
A
he thought it was a big mass of negative charged atoms with positive charged atoms randomly spread around
3
Q
who came to finish J.J’s work? (R and M)
A
Rutherford and Marsden
4
Q
what did Rutherford and Marsden launch at a thin piece of gold?
A
alpha particles.
5
Q
what happened to: - 99% -0.9% -0.1% of the alpha particles?
A
99% went straight undisturbed
- 9% where altered a little bit by the negative particles
- 1% are reflected by the positive particles when the hit the nucleus straight on
6
Q
what did Niels Bohr say about the atom after rutherford and marsdens discovery (galaxy)
A
he suggested that the electrons are orbiting the nucleus which contains positive and negative charges