Atomic Theories

John Dalton

Dalton hypothesized that the law of conservation of mass and the law of definite proportions could be explained using the idea of atoms. He proposed that all matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms, which he imagined as "solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particles."

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Erwin Schrödinger

a theory for the hydrogen atom, based on quantum theory that some physical quantities only take discrete values. Electrons move around a nucleus, but only in prescribed orbits, and If electrons jump to a lower-energy orbit, the difference is sent out as radiation.

Ernest Rutherford

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In 1903, Thomson proposed a model of the atom consisting of positive and negative charges, present in equal amounts so that an atom would be electrically neutral. He proposed the atom was a sphere, but the positive and negative charges were embedded within it.

plum pudding model" or "chocolate chip cookie model

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he theorized that the behavior of electrons within atoms could be explained by treating them mathematically as matter waves.

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The Rutherford atomic model was also known as the "Rutherford nuclear atom" and the "Rutherford Planetary Model". In 1911, Rutherford described the atom as having a tiny, dense, and positively charged core called the nucleus. Rutherford established that the mass of the atom is concentrated in its nucleus. The light, negatively charged, electrons circulated around this nucleus, much like planets revolving around the Sun.

Niel Bohr

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