Atomic Theory Timeline
Democritus John Dalton Michael Faraday J. J. Thomson Robert Millikan Ernest Rutherford
~450 BC 1803 1839 1896 1909 1909
Greek philosopher English schoolteacher English chemist English physicist American physicist New Zealand scientist
University of Chicago
All matter Dalton’s Atomic Theory The structure of Discovered atoms have Measured the Rutherford’s
around us is atoms is negative particles charge of an Nucleus Theory
made of 1) Elements are made of somehow related (electrons) using a electron using oil Positive charge is not
indivisible tiny tiny particles called to electricity. cathode ray tube. droplets. like a pudding, but
particles- atoms. concentrated in the
“atomos” (p.95) Discovered electron’s Electron’s charge: nucleus as shown in
2) Atoms of one element are charge to mass ratio: 1.60 x 10-19 C the Gold Foil (alpha
(p.91) identical while atoms of 1.76 x 108 C/g particle) experiment
different elements are Electron’s mass:
different. (p. 97-98) 9.11 x 10-28 g *Most of an atom is
empty space
3) Conservation of atoms— Thomson’s Plum (p. 98)
rearrangement in RXN Pudding Model, 1900 (p. 100-102)
(Lavoisier previously stated
this in terms of the Law of Electrons are dispersed in *1919- named positive
Conservation of Matter) a uniform positive charge. charge the proton (+1)
(p. 62 & 101) *1932- Rutherford and
4) Different atoms form James Chadwick
compounds in constant + - discover neutron in
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ratios. - nucleus (no charge)
+ +
(Proust previously stated this +
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in terms of the constant mass + - -
ratios) (p.92) -
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Atomic Theory Timeline
Henry Moseley Niels Bohr Louis de Broglie &
(Schrödinger)
(1887-1915) 1911 1924
English scientist Danish physicist French graduate student
Rutherford student
Moseley’s Atomic # Bohr’s Orbit Model Wave Mechanical Model
Each element *Electrons orbit the *Electrons can act like
contains a unique nucleus. particles and waves (just
number of protons. *Model based on the like light)
(atomic #) hydrogen atom *Electrons occupy
*Energy of the orbitals. Orbitals are
(p. 104) electrons is quantized. nothing like orbits. They
are areas of probability
(p. 136-138) (90% of electron
probability)
*Clinton Davisson and
Lester Germer performed
experiments to support the
+ wave mechanical model.
S orbital P. 142
P orbital P. 142
D orbital P. 145