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This document discusses the historical development of atomic models from Dalton to Bohr. It begins by explaining John Dalton's original model of atoms as indivisible, spherical particles. It then describes J.J. Thomson's "plum pudding" model which introduced electrons and viewed atoms as a soup of positive charge with electrons floating within. Rutherford's experiments led to his model of atoms with a small, dense nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons. Bohr further refined this by proposing that electrons can only orbit in certain fixed energy levels. The document also notes Rutherford's prediction of a neutral particle in the nucleus, which was discovered by James Chadwick and named the neutron.
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2) Thomson's "plum pudding" model showed atoms contain smaller, negatively charged particles (electrons) scattered in a positive sphere.
3) Rutherford's gold foil experiment revealed atoms have small, dense nuclei containing mass, with electrons orbiting at distances.
4) Bohr's model placed electrons in specific energy levels around the nucleus, like planets orbiting the sun. Modern models use wave mechanics.
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The atomic model has changed significantly over time based on new evidence and experiments. Early philosophers proposed that matter was made of indivisible particles called atoms. Modern atomic theory began with Dalton proposing atoms as indivisible spheres that combine to form compounds. Thomson's experiments showed atoms contain negatively charged electrons. Rutherford's gold foil experiment demonstrated atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense positively charged nucleus. Bohr incorporated electrons orbiting the nucleus at set energy levels. Today's model depicts electrons in electron clouds around the nucleus due to their wave-like properties.
Atomic Theory Overview
The document summarizes the historical development of atomic structure models from ancient philosophers to modern atomic theory. It describes early continuous models proposed by Aristotle and Democritus' earliest concept of atoms. John Dalton established the foundations of modern atomic theory by proposing atoms as indivisible particles that combine in whole number ratios. J.J. Thomson's experiments led him to propose a "plum pudding" model with electrons embedded in a positive sphere. Rutherford determined atoms have a small, dense positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons. Modern atomic structure incorporates discoveries by Bohr and Chadwick that atoms consist of a nucleus of protons and neutrons surrounded by electrons in shells.
Atoms
1. The document discusses the historical development of atomic theory from Democritus' idea of indivisible atoms to the modern atomic model.
2. Key contributors included Dalton who proposed atoms of different elements have different properties, Thomson who discovered the electron, and Rutherford whose gold foil experiment showed the atom has a small, dense nucleus.
3. The modern atomic model consists of a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons in energy levels or an electron cloud. Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons, known as isotopes.
Chapter 3 - Atoms
1. The document discusses the historical development of atomic theory from Democritus' idea of indivisible atoms to the modern atomic model.
2. Key contributors included Dalton who proposed atoms of different elements have different properties, Thomson who discovered the electron, and Rutherford whose gold foil experiment showed the atom's small, dense nucleus.
3. The modern atomic model consists of a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons in regions of probable location called electron clouds.
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1. The document discusses the early theories of the structure of atoms from ancient Greek philosophers to the modern atomic model.
2. It describes the discoveries of subatomic particles like the electron by J.J. Thomson and the nucleus by Ernest Rutherford through experiments.
3. Later scientists like Niels Bohr, James Chadwick, and Erwin Schrodinger further refined the model, with Bohr proposing electron shells and orbits, Chadwick discovering the neutron, and Schrodinger explaining electron probability clouds.
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The document traces the history of atomic models from ancient Greek philosophers to modern quantum mechanics. It describes key experiments and findings that led scientists like Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, and Schrödinger to develop successively more accurate models of the atom. Dalton proposed atoms as indivisible particles, Thomson discovered electrons within the atom, Rutherford found the dense nucleus through gold foil experiments, Bohr incorporated electron orbits, and Schrödinger introduced the wave-like electron cloud model still used today.
Aneesh bapat structure of an atom
An entry in the 'schools for you' project. By Aneesh Bapat, class 8 from Abhinav Vidyalaya English Medium High School, Pune, India.About the various theories by different scientists about the structure of the atom.
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The document traces the development of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers to modern physics. Democritus first proposed that matter is made of indivisible "atoms" around 400 BC. In the early 1800s, John Dalton provided experimental evidence supporting atoms and proposed that atoms of different elements have different properties. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, experiments by J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Niels Bohr led to discoveries of the electron and development of the nuclear model of the atom. Today's atomic model is based on quantum mechanics and depicts electrons as existing in electron clouds or energy levels rather than definite orbits.
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The document discusses the history and development of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers like Democritus and Leucippus, who first proposed the idea of indivisible particles called atoms, to modern scientists like Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr who contributed key discoveries and models that led to our current understanding. It explains concepts like atoms, elements, atomic number, mass, ions, and different atomic models including the plum pudding, Bohr, and electron cloud models.
Atomic theory presentation finale
The document discusses the history and development of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers like Democritus and Leucippus, who first proposed the idea of indivisible particles called atoms, to modern scientists like Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr who contributed key discoveries and models that led to our current understanding. It explains concepts like atoms, elements, isotopes, atomic number, atomic mass, ions, and different atomic models including the plum pudding model, Bohr model, and electron cloud model.
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1. The document traces the development of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Aristotle to modern scientists like Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr.
2. Rutherford's gold foil experiment disproved Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom and led him to propose the nuclear model with electrons orbiting a small, dense nucleus.
3. The discovery of the proton, neutron, and Bohr's model of electron orbits further refined scientific understanding of atomic structure.
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Physical science: Models of Atom
- 2. The smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination with other atoms of the same or of another element. No one has ever directly observed atoms. ATOM M O D E L S O F T H E A T O M
- 3. The Atomic Theory • The concept of ultimate particles, or atom of matter, did not contribute to the development of science until the beginning of the 19th century. • This theory embraces a much wider field of knowledge than Dalton’s original theory. Modern atomic theory includes information concerning the structure and etc. It also include information about the mass volume and energy between atoms. 3
- 4. These are the ff. statements about atoms and their properties: 1. All matter is made up of very small particles called atoms. 2. Atoms of the same element are chemically alike; atoms of different elements are chemically different. 3. Atoms of an element are not changed into different types of atoms by chemical reactions; atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions. 4.Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine; a given compound always has the same relative number and kind of atoms.
- 6. Dalton's model of the atom John Dalton proposed that all matter is composed of very small things which he called atoms. This was not a completely new concept as the ancient Greeks (notably Democritus) had proposed that all matter is composed of small, indivisible (cannot be divided) objects. When Dalton proposed his model electrons and the nucleus were unknown. Figure 4.2: The atom according to Dalton.
- 7. Thomson's model of the atom After the electron was discovered by J.J. Thomson in 1897, people realised that atoms were made up of even smaller particles than they had previously thought. However, the atomic nucleus had not been discovered yet and so the “plum pudding model” was put forward in 1904. In this model, the atom is made up of negative electrons that float in a “soup” of positive charge, much like plums in a pudding or raisins in a fruit cake (Figure 4.3). In 1906, Thomson was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in this field. However, even with the Plum Pudding Model, there was still no understanding of how these electrons in the atom were arranged.
- 8. Figure 4.3: The atom according to the Plum Pudding model
- 9. Rutherford's model of the atom Rutherford carried out some experiments which led to a change in ideas around the atom. His new model described the atom as a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus surrounded by lighter, negatively charged electrons. Another way of thinking about this model was that the atom was seen to be like a mini solar system where the electrons orbit the nucleus like planets orbiting around the sun. A simplified picture of this is shown alongside. This model is sometimes known as the planetary model of the atom.
- 10. Figure 4.4: Rutherford's model of the atom.
- 11. Bohr's model of the atom There were, however, some problems with Rutherford's model: for example it could not explain the very interesting observation that atoms only emit light at certain wavelengths or frequencies. Niels Bohr solved this problem by proposing that the electrons could only orbit the nucleus in certain special orbits at different energy levels around the nucleus. Figure 4.5: Bohr's model of the atom
- 12. James Chadwick Rutherford predicted (in 1920) that another kind of particle must be present in the nucleus along with the proton. He predicted this because if there were only positively charged protons in the nucleus, then it should break into bits because of the repulsive forces between the like-charged protons! To make sure that the atom stays electrically neutral, this particle would have to be neutral itself. In 1932 James Chadwick discovered the neutron and measured its mass.