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Atomic Theory Timeli
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 460-370 BCE Greek philosopher Geometry and math Atoms are unique and indivisible they are the same size but different shapes | Democritus |
| 1897 English Used gas data to determine atoms of elements are unique by mass and solid spheres. | John Dalton |
| 1903 English Used cathode ray tube experiment to determine small negatively charged particles inside | J.J. Thomson |
| 1911 New Zealand Used gold foil experiment foil experiment to determine nucleus = small dense, electrons are outside, and there is a lot of empty space | Ernest Rutherford |
| 1913 Danish Used light & energy to place electrons in quantized energy levels around the nucleus | Bohr |
| 1926 Math Used wave function and uncertainty principle to better understand electrons-exist in 3D space not specific orbits | Schrodinger and Heisenberg |
| 1932 Added the neutron as a particle in the nucleus that has no charge but the same mass as a proton | Chadwick |