Atomic Timeline JJDS

  • Aristolte
    340

    Aristolte

    Matter is composed of the elements: Earth, Fire, Air or Water
  • democitus
    440

    democitus

    atoms are 'uncuttable'
  • Dalton

    Dalton

    Atoms of different elements are different
  • Dalton

    Dalton

    He conducted experiments in combining elements and found they combine in specific ratios
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    There are small, negatively charged particles inside an atom
  • Thomson

    Thomson

    He conducted the cathode-ray tube experiment.
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford

    Most of an atom's mass is in the nucleus
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford

    There is a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford

    Atoms contain mostly empty space
  • Bohr

    Bohr

    Electrons can jump from a path in one level to a path in another level.
  • bohr

    bohr

    electrons travel in certain paths, or energy levels.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    Confirmed the presence of a neutral particle in the nucelus.