click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Atomic Theory
Development of Atomic Theory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democritus | Greek philosopher; first one to name atoms(atomos, which means indivisible) |
| Joseph Thomson | In 1904,he discovered that atoms had negatively charged particles, electrons; he made a model of an atom, the "Plum-Pudding" model |
| Ernest Rutherford | In 1911, he theorized that atoms have their charge concentrated in a small nucleus, discovered it with the "Gold Foil" experiment, discovered that an atom is empty space |
| Neils Bohr | In 1913,he hypothesized that electrons orbited around the nucleus; the "Bookshelf" model |
| Current Model- The Electron Cloud Model | the currently accepted model of atomic structure; electrons do not follow fixed orbits, but are found frequently in certain areas |