scientists Flashcards
date of jj Thomson
1897
date of neils Bohr
1913
date of rutherford
1911
date of James Chadwick
1932
date of Jon Dalton
1800
jj Thomson ideas
atoms contain negative and positive charged subatomic particles raisins in a muffin
rutherfords ideas
named positive charged particles protons in the nucleus fruit with pit
bohrs ideas
electrons move in certain orbit planet model
scientist ideas in 1920s
electrons can be anywhere placement is by energy
chadwicks ideas
discovered neutron
why did atomic theory change over time
because people learned new info and did new experiments
what are three main particles in an atom
proton neutron electron
why do atoms have no electrical charge
because the protons and electrons balance out