History of the Atom

  • Dalton: Solid Sphere Model

    Dalton: Solid Sphere Model
    This was the first atomic module made by John Dalton. His thought of the atom was that it is a solid sphere that could not be divided or created through chemical reactions.
  • Thomson: The Plum Pudding Model

    Thomson: The Plum Pudding Model
    Thomson's theory was that the atom consisted of more than one unit. His model was a uniform of positive charge with electrons distributed through out it.
  • Rutherford: The Nuclear Model

    Rutherford: The Nuclear Model
    The model shown that the atom is a tiny, dense and positivley charged core called a nucleus with negative charged particles circling it called electrons.
  • Bohr: The Bohr (Planetary) Model

    Bohr: The Bohr (Planetary) Model
    The Bohr model is mostly know for as the "planetary model" his theory is that the electrons assume only certain orbits around the nucleus. These orbits are stable and called "stationary" orbits, when the electrons jump from a higher orbit to a lower, light is emitted while from higher to lower it is absorbed.
  • Schrodinger: Quantum Mechanics Model

    Schrodinger: Quantum Mechanics Model
    The quantum mechanical model is based on quantum theory, which says matter also has properties associated with waves. According to this, it's impossible to know the speed and position of an atom at the same time.