Atom

History of Atomic Theory by Jodie Sweatman

By jsweatman01

  • Dalton

    Dalton
    Used spherical solid atoms based upon measurable properties of mass.

  • J.J Thompson

    J.J Thompson
    Discovered the electron

  • Rutherford

    Rutherford
    An atom must have almost all of its mass concentrated at its center, in a nucleus.

  • Bohr

    Bohr
    Orbit the nucleus without losing energy

  • Chadwick

    Chadwick
    Identified the neutron.

  • Modern Atom- Heisenburg/Schrodinger

    Modern Atom- Heisenburg/Schrodinger
    Quantum theory has shown us that the electrons although they are particles also exhibit properties of waves.