Atomic Theory

  • Aristotle
    Sep 2, 1001

    Aristotle

    Matter is described by the following
    Earth (Solid)
    Water (Liquid)
    Fire (Energy)
    Air (Gas)
  • Crookes

    Crookes

    Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
    Generates electrons
  • Dalton

    Dalton

    Discoverd elements & compounds
  • Henri Becquerel

    Henri Becquerel

    Discovered radioactivity
    Radiation produced spontaneously by unstable atomic nucleus
  • Thomson

    Thomson

    Discovered electrons
    Plum Pudding or (chocolate chip) model
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford

  • Bohr

    Bohr

    Electrons orbit in energy levels around the protons in the nucleus
    Model of the atom looks like a solar system
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    Identified neutron
    Same mass as proton
    No charge