The Parts of an Atom
J.J. Thomson He experimented with cathode ray tubes
He passed electricity through the tube and discovered the first subatomic particle – the electron He developed the plum pudding model of an atom
Plum Pudding Model
Robert Millikan He determined that the electron has a negative charge He determined the mass of the electron
Ernest Rutherford He proved the plum pudding model was incorrect with the gold foil experiment
Gold Foil Experiment positive alpha particles
He discovered the nucleus of the atom! The nucleus is the dense, positively charged center of the atom He came up with the Nuclear Atomic Model
Nuclear Atomic Model Nucleus Electron
Years later, Rutherford discovered the proton proton = a positively charged particle inside the nucleus + nucleus proton
James Chadwick worked with Rutherford discovered the neutron – a particle in the nucleus with the SAME MASS as a proton, but with NO charge (it’s neutral)!
Modern Atomic Structure spherically shaped most of atom’s mass is in the nucleus (99.7%) nucleus surrounded by negative electrons
Atoms have no charge (they are electrically neutral) because the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons 3 protons (+) 3 electrons (-) + -
*Electron has the least mass particle symbol location charge mass (g) relative mass electron e – in space around nucleus – 9.11 x 10 – 28 _1__ 1840 proton p+ inside + 1.673 x 10 – 24 1 neutron n0 no *Electron has the least mass
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