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Explore the groundbreaking contributions of major atomic theorists like Bohr, Chadwick, Dalton, Planck, Rutherford, and Thomson. Compare and contrast models from Democritus to Quantum Mechanics. Understand the core principles shaping our understanding of atoms.
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CU 3221.1.1 Identify the contributions of the major atomic theorists: Niels Bohr, James Chadwick, John Dalton, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, and J.J. Thomson. SPI 3221.1.1 Compare and contrast the major characteristics of various models of the atom: Democritus, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, and the Quantum Mechanical Model. Atomic Theory: The Who’s Who of Atoms
Democritus • ~460 BCE. • Defined atom as the “smallest bit of matter.” • 100 years later, Aristotle dismissed his idea as “worthless.”
John Dalton • 1805 • Said matter consisted of “elementary lumpy particles” • First Atomic Theory • “BowlingBall” Model of the Atom
Dalton’s Atomic Theory • All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. • All atoms of one element are alike. • Atoms of one element are different from atoms of other elements. • Compounds are formed when atoms from different elements combine. • Chemical reactionsinvolve re-arrangement of atoms, not changes in atoms themselves.
J.J. Thomson • 1897 • Discovered the electron with his Cathode Ray Tube Experiment • Came up with “Plum Pudding Model” of atom
Cathode Ray Tube Experiment Cathode Ray Tube Experiment • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMh4q-2HjM
Plum Pudding Model “Real” Plum Pudding
Max Planck • 1900 • When you vibrate atoms enough (heat it until it glows), you only get energy back in whole intervals: energy packets called “quanta.”
Ernest Rutherford • 1911 • Discovered the nucleus with his Gold Foil Experiment • Nucleus: the small, dense, positively-charged center of the atom • In 1919, he identified “protons”
Robert A. Millikan • 1916 • Found charge and mass of electron with his Oil Drop Experiment • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnjYERS66U
Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment Oil Drop Experiment
Niels Bohr • 1912 • Developed planetary model of the atom • Discovered that electrons move around the nucleus at set distances • Called these “electronorbitals.”
James Chadwick • 1932 • Discovered the neutron
Let’s Memorize These Guys! • Open all the windows. • Ask your partner “Who did….” • If they get it right, close the window. • If they get it wrong, leave the window open and come back to it until they get it right. • Take turns! • Quiz each other until you are sure you will ace the real quiz next class!