Models of the Atom

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  • Dalton's Atomic Model

    Dalton's Atomic Model

    John Dalton was an english chemsit who was born at Eaglfied in 1766. His representation of the atom is a tiny ball. He beleived that all atoms are similar and different elements have atoms of different masses.
  • Thomson Model

    Thomson Model

    J.J.Thomson's model described the atom with electrons scattered through it.
  • Nagaoka Model

    Nagaoka Model

    Hantaro Nagaoka's model described the atom as though it were planets orbiting around the sun.
  • Rutherford Model

    Rutherford Model

    Ernest Rutherford's model said explains the atom as electrons orbiting around a central nucleus.
  • Bohr Model

    Bohr Model

    Niels Bohr's model describes the atom as if it were an onion. The electrons travel in specific layers.
  • Period: to

    Present Day

    Electrons form a a negatively charged cloud around the nucleus.
  • Chadwick Model

    Chadwick Model

    James Chadwick discovered the neutron wich explained why atoms were heaver than their protons and electrons.