History of the Atom and Periodic Table
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History of the Atom and
Periodic Table
Democritus and Aristotle
Around 400 B. C., Democritus claimed all matter was
made of tiny, indivisible particles called “atoms”.
Aristotle disagreed and claimed matter was made of
earth, wind, water, and fire.
Dmitri Mendeleev
Mendeleev was responsible for creating the 1st
periodic table. Elements were arranged by atomic
mass.
Henry Moseley
Henry Moseley created the Modern Periodic Table of
Elements that we use today. It is arranged by atomic
number rather than mass.
John Dalton
In the early 1800s, Dalton created his atomic theory
about matter.
J. J. Thomson
Thomson discovered the first subatomic particle
called the electron.
Electrons are negatively charged and orbit the
nucleus.
He later discovered a subatomic, positively charged
particle in the nucleus called the proton.
Ernest Rutherford
Rutherford realized that atoms had a nucleus in the
center that is orbited by electrons. Between the two
is a lot of empty space.
Niels Bohr
Bohr expanding on the atomic model by placing
electrons on separate energy levels.
James Chadwick
Chadwick discovered the last subatomic particle that
had a neutral charge and it is called the neutron.
His discovery made us realize isotopes existed.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with a
different number of neutrons.
Proved Dalton’s Atomic theory was incorrect again by
showing atoms of the same element can be different.