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Atomic Scientists
Scientists that helped with the development of the concepts of the atom.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This philosopher said matter was composed of wet, dry, hot, and cold. | Aristotle |
| Discovered that both Polonium and Radium emit radiation. | Pierre and Marie Curie |
| Also known as the Father of Chemistry, he gave us the Law of the Conservation of Mass. | Antoine Lavoisier |
| Gave us the Modern Atomic Theory and the Law of Multiple Proportions. | John Dalton |
| Gave us the Law of Definite Proportions. | Joseph Proust |
| Conducted the Gold Foil Experiment and discovered the nucleus of the atom. | Ernest Rutherford |
| Discovered the neutron. | James Chadwick |
| This philosopher was the first to describe the atom by calling it “atomos” | Democritus |
| Used a cathode ray to discover the electron. | J.J. Thomson |
| Discovered radioactivity with the finding of Uranium. | Henri Becquerel |
| Conducted the Oil Drop Experiment and discovered the charge/mass of an electron. | Robert Millikan |