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John Dalton. Chemistry 11 Kern & Sarah. Idea of the atom. The 5 main points of Dalton’s atomic theory: Elements = particles called atoms Atoms in same element are the same; Atoms in different elements are different Atoms cant be destroyed/created Atoms combine in elements compound
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John Dalton Chemistry 11 Kern & Sarah
Idea of the atom • The 5 main points of Dalton’s atomic theory: • Elements = particles called atoms • Atoms in same element are the same; Atoms in different elements are different • Atoms cant be destroyed/created • Atoms combine in elements compound • chemical reactions=combined, separated or rearranged
John Dalton • He was born on September 6th 1766 and he died on July 27th 1844 at the age of 78 • chemist, meteorologist and physicist • modern atomic theory • Quaker family in Eagles field • older brother named Jonathan • He was colour-blind
Experiments/Area of Study • He was a chemist and a physicist • Famous for atomic theory of matter • elements = atoms = indestructible • 1 of thefathers of modern physical
Major Scientific Contributions • famous for research on relativity of atom hydrogen • book called “A New System of Chemical Philosophy”. atomic weights • Daltonism= paper on colourblindness • Discovered butylene (alternative name for butene (C4 H8) and he determined the • determined the composition of ether
Bibliography • http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/classicalcs/daltonnote.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton • http://matthew2488.tripod.com/id1.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butene