Model Of The Atom Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the plum pudding model?
A
Positive sphere with electron currents
2
Q
Who created the plum pudding model?
A
J.J Thompson
3
Q
Who created the model that disproved the plum pudding model?
A
Rutherford
4
Q
What did Rutherford do?
A
Fired alpha particles at gold foil some went through but some came straight back
5
Q
What was Rutherford model?
A
Nuclear model
6
Q
What did Rutherford discover?
A
Most mass was in a central nucleus
Atom is mostly empty space
7
Q
Who tweaked Rutherford model
A
Niels Bohr
8
Q
What did Neil do ?
A
Discovered energy levels
Bohr model
