People that discovered atoms Flashcards
What was democritus’s idea
That at some point the divider will be the same size as the thing that you are trying to divide
What was john Dalton’s idea
Figured out that atoms make up everything
What are john Daltons 5 postulates
1.) all matter is made of atoms 2.) atoms are indivisible and can be rearranged 3.) atoms of each element are the same 4.) atoms of different elements have different masses and properties 5.) atoms combine to form molecules in fixed whole number ratios
What did J.J. Thompson find
He found electrons and sub-itomic particles
What did Rutherford find
He figured out that atoms have a positively charged nucleus, and figured out that atoms were mostly nothing.
What did Chadwick find
Finds neutrons and their charge, and isolates isotopes.
What did Bohr find
Found electrons and their negative charge