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There are 5 elements in matter: air, earth, water, fire, and Aether.
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Democritus adopted the atomic theory. The atomic theory asserted that the universe is composed of two elements, the atoms and the void in which they exist and move.
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Determined the Law of Conservation of Matter by extensive experimentation.
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Detemined the law of constant composition.
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formulated an atomic theory of matter with 4 postulates, whcin were: 1. Elements are composted of small particles called atoms.
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Henri Becquerel discovered some chemicals spontaneousely decompose and give off pentrating rays while studying the effect of x-rays on photographic film.
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J.J. Thomson performed a CRT experiment and determined that the ray was composed of negative particles, called electrons. He determined the mass-charge ratio for an electron and came up with the "plum pudding" model of the atom .
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Discovered two radioactive elements, polonium and radium.
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He performed the gold foil experiment, determined that atoms contained a very small, positively charged core at the center, called this core the nucleus and came up with the nuclear model of the atom with electrons orbiting around the nucleus.
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Max used the idea of quanta (discrete units of energy) to explain hot glowing matter.
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He performed an "oil-drop" experiment, determined the charge of one electron and using the known mass-charge ratio, was able to calculate the mass on one electron (9.11x10^-28g).
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Developed the quantized orbit model of the atom and discovered that electrons can only reside in certain energy levels.
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De Broglie discovered that electrons had a dual nature-similar to both particles and waves (particle/wave duality). He supported Einstein’s ideas.
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Expanded the idea that electrons behaved as particles and waves, this developed the quantum mechanical model of the atom
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The neutron was discovered using alpha particles which discovered a neutral atomic particle with a mass close to a proton.
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Glenn Seaborg synthesized 6 transuranium elements and suggested a change in the layout of the periodic table.
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Faraday coined term "electrolysis" as a splitting of molecules with electricity, developed laws of electrolysis. He himself was not a proponent of atomism and he studied the effect of electricity on solutions.
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Einstein published the famous equation E=mc 2. Also he proved that atoms actually exist.
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Lise conducted experiments verifying that heavy elements capture neutrons and form unstable products which undergo fission. This process ejects more neutrons continuing the fission chain reaction.
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Otto Hahn discovered fission in the nucleus of an atom.
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Democritus' theory, atom is the smallest particle of natter
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Thomson's idea that protons and electrons were contained in the nucleus.
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The idea that electrons move around the nucleurs.
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The idea that electrons surrounded the nucleus.
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Max Planck's idea that electrons circled the nucleus in levels.
