Unit 3:scientists Flashcards
Democritus
Believed matter was made up of atomos which are physically indivisible ,have space between them ,always in motion and are not all the same
Antonie lavosier
Helped create the metric system
Law of conservation of mass
Theorized existence of silicon
John Dalton
Solid sphere model
Atomic theory
John Dalton’s atomic theory
Atoms are tiny indivisible particles
Atoms of the same element are the same
Atoms of different element are different
Atoms of different elements can be combined to form new substances
Jj Thompson
Cathode ray tube experiment
Discovered electrons
Made the plum pudding model
Robert milikan
Oil drop experiment
Discovered that electrons basically have no mass
Earnest Rutherford
Gold foil experiment
Found out atoms have a positively charged nucleus
Most of the arom is empty space
What was Rutherfordton model called
The nuclear model
James Chadwick
Discovered neutrons
Max planck
Discovered atoms absorb and release energy in quanta
Niels bohr
Planetary model
Luis de brogile
Proposed that electrons behave as waves(wave particle duality)
Photon
Energy released as light