“Old dead guys”
400 BC- Democritus- first to come up with the idea that things are made of “atoms”
John Dalton Proposed the atomic theory
Dmitri Mendeleev Arranged elements into 7 groups with similar properties… 1 st version of periodic table.
Discovered electrons and isotopes
Famous experiment determined the charge of an electron… which is??
Established that the nucleus of an atom was very dense and positively charged while electrons were outside the nucleus
Made a model of the atom where electrons were in different orbitals
Discovery of the neutron
First of all… Elements are substances that cannot be broken down into simpler parts Elements are made of atoms...Carbon is made of carbon atoms etc. How small is an atom??? We can break down an atom but it loses its properties when we do…
Three types of particles Electrons Protons Neutrons
Very tiny Mass is basically zero (m=0) Negative charge (-1) Located flying around the nucleus
Very large compared to electrons (mass =1) Positive charge (+1) Located in the nucleus of an atom
Large like protons (mass=1) Neutral charge or no charge Located in the nucleus
If this were the size of hydrogen nucleus, the electron would be spinning about a quarter mile away…. In a neutral atom, protons always equal electrons Hydrogen has… 1 proton… 1 electron Helium has… 2 protons… 2 electrons
Atomic number = number of protons in nucleus Atomic Mass= how many protons AND neurtons How many protons in H? How many neutron in H How many electrons?
How many P? N? E?
Hydrogen: Helium:
Boron Neon (noble gas)
Magnesium