The Atom
Aristotle – the four basic elements -Earth -Air -Water -Fire
Democritus -Follower of Leucippus -An Atomist -Coined the word atomos meaning uncuttable or the smallest particle of matter
2000 years later John Dalton – School Teacher Five main points of Dalton's atomic theory -The atoms of a given element are different from those of any other element; the atoms of different elements can be distinguished from one another by their respective relative atomic weights. -All atoms of a given element are identical. -Atoms of one element can combine with atoms of other elements to form chemical compounds; a given compound always has the same relative numbers of types of atoms. -Atoms cannot be created, divided into smaller particles, nor destroyed in the chemical process; a chemical reaction simply changes the way atoms are grouped together. -Elements are made of tiny particles called atoms.
Daltons Model of the Atom
Cathode Ray Tube
Plum Pudding Model of the Atom JJ Thompson
Gold Foil Experiment – Ernest Rutherford
Rutherford’s Model of the Atom
ParticleSymbol Relative ChargeMass (kg) Mass NumberLocation electrone-e x Around Nucleus protonp+p x Nucleus neutronn0n x Nucleus
Atomic Number: The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom Mass Number: The total number of protons and neutrons on a nucleus Atomic Number Symbol Atomic Mass
Isotope: Atoms of the same element that have different masses