important figures of unit 3 Flashcards
what is the chronological order of people
- democritus
- dalton
- thompson
- milikan
- rutherford
- bohr
- Schrodinger
democritus
first to discover atom
1. everything is composed of atoms
2. atoms are indestructible and always moving
3. there is empty space between atoms
dalton
solid ball model 1803
- all matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms
- atoms of a given element are the same different are different
- atoms cannot be created destroyed or subdivided
- in chemical reactions, atoms are rearranged
which part of Daltons theory was not true
all atoms of an element are identical- they can vary in neutron and atoms can be destroyed
thompson
plum pudding model 1904
- cathode ray tube to discover negative particles (electrons)
milikan
oil drop experiment to determine the charge of an electron
rutherford
nuclear atom model 1911
discovered the nucleus through the gold foil experiment
bohr
planetary model 1913
schrodinger
quantum model 1926
electrons do not travel in fixed orbits but in waves