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Atomic Theory Timelines

The document summarizes the major developments in atomic theory from 1808 to the present. It describes five atomic models over time: 1) John Dalton's 1808 atomic model proposed that atoms are indivisible and different atoms have different properties. 2) In 1904, J.J. Thomson's "plum pudding" model viewed atoms as positively charged spheres with electrons embedded within. 3) Ernest Rutherford's 1911 nuclear model established that atoms are mostly empty space with a tiny, dense nucleus at the center containing positive charge. 4) Niels Bohr's 1913 planetary model depicted electrons orbiting the nucleus in fixed energy shells. 5) Erwin Schrödinger

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Atomic Theory Timelines

The document summarizes the major developments in atomic theory from 1808 to the present. It describes five atomic models over time: 1) John Dalton's 1808 atomic model proposed that atoms are indivisible and different atoms have different properties. 2) In 1904, J.J. Thomson's "plum pudding" model viewed atoms as positively charged spheres with electrons embedded within. 3) Ernest Rutherford's 1911 nuclear model established that atoms are mostly empty space with a tiny, dense nucleus at the center containing positive charge. 4) Niels Bohr's 1913 planetary model depicted electrons orbiting the nucleus in fixed energy shells. 5) Erwin Schrödinger

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Atomic Theory Timelines

Did you know that the atomic model has been


changed over a long period of time?
When scientific knowledge develops, scientists learn more and their ideas about
the atomic model change.

This is a story of how the atomic model gets changed when new evidence comes
along.

Here is a timeline of some of the major ideas.


A timeline of atomic models

Atomic model (1808)

Plum-pudding model (1904)

Nuclear model (1911)

Planetary model (1913)

Quantum mechanical model (1926-present)


Atomic model: John Dalton

1. Matter is made of small indivisible atoms.


2. Atoms can’t be subdivided, created or destroyed.
2.1 Atoms of the same element have the same property.
2.2 Atoms of different elements have different properties.

3. Atoms of different elements can form compounds.


Plum-pudding model: J.J. Thomson

1. An atom is electrically neutral. It has no charge.


2. In an atom, both positive charges and negative charges are equal.
3. An atom is made out of a sphere of positive charges with negatively charged electron
embedded in it.
Nuclear model: Ernest Rutherford

1. Atoms are mostly empty space.


2. Most of the mass is concentrated in the center of atom. This tiny, dense, positively
charged core called a nucleus.
3. Electrons are located outside the nucleus.
Planetary model: Niels Bohr

1. Electrons orbit the nucleus in orbits that have specific size and energy.
2. The energy of the orbit is related to its size. The lowest energy is found in the
smallest orbit.
3. Electrons reside in orbits. They move between each shell when gaining or losing
energy.
4. When gaining energy, electrons move to farther orbit from the nucleus. When losing
energy, electrons move to closer orbit from the nucleus.
Quantum Mechanical Model: Erwin Schrödinger

1. Electrons don’t move around the nucleus in orbits.


2. Electrons exist in specific energy levels as a cloud.
3. The electron cloud is the region of negative charges, which surrounds the nucleus.
4. Orbital : The region with a high probability of containing electrons.
The wave model
Is most current and was put forward by Erwin Schrödinger.

Did he really have a cat?


THE TASK: in groups of 5
Using ONLY the information provided, create a timeline for atomic theory.

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