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    4.1 History of Atom

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    This document provides information about the historical development of atomic theory through the work of four scientists: - John Dalton proposed that all matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, and atoms of different elements combine in whole number ratios. - J.J. Thompson discovered the electron through experiments with gas discharge tubes, finding cathode rays are made of negatively charged particles. - Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms are mostly empty space with a small, positively charged nucleus through observing alpha particle deflection. - Niels Bohr proposed atoms are like the solar system with electrons in distinct energy levels orbiting the nucleus, absorbing or releasing energy

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    This document provides information about the historical development of atomic theory through the work of four scientists: - John Dalton proposed that all matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, and atoms of different elements combine in whole number ratios. - J.J. Thompson discovered the electron through experiments with gas discharge tubes, finding cathode rays are made of negatively charged particles. - Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms are mostly empty space with a small, positively charged nucleus through observing alpha particle deflection. - Niels Bohr proposed atoms are like the solar system with electrons in distinct energy levels orbiting the nucleus, absorbing or releasing energy

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    This document provides information about the historical development of atomic theory through the work of four scientists: - John Dalton proposed that all matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, and atoms of different elements combine in whole number ratios. - J.J. Thompson discovered the electron through experiments with gas discharge tubes, finding cathode rays are made of negatively charged particles. - Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms are mostly empty space with a small, positively charged nucleus through observing alpha particle deflection. - Niels Bohr proposed atoms are like the solar system with electrons in distinct energy levels orbiting the nucleus, absorbing or releasing energy

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    4.1 History of the Atom Worksheet


    John Dalton (1766 – 1844):
    John Dalton was an English chemist. His ideas form the atomic theory of matter. Here are his
    ideas.

     All elements are composed (made up) of atoms. It is impossible to divide or


    destroy an atom.
     All atoms of the same elements are alike. (One atom of oxygen is like another
    atom of oxygen.)
     Atoms of different elements are different. (An atom of oxygen is different from an
    atom of hydrogen.)
     Atoms of different elements combine to form a compound. These atoms have to be
    in definite whole number ratios. For example, water is a compound made up of 2
    atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen (a ratio of 2:1). Three atoms of hydrogen
    and 2 atoms of oxygen cannot combine to make water.

    1. What is the name of John Dalton’s theory? _____________________________________

    2. What are elements made of? ________________________________________________

    3. An atom of hydrogen and an atom of carbon are _________________________________.

    4. What are compounds made of? _______________________________________________

    5. The ratio of atoms in HCl is: a) 1:3 b) 2:1 c) 1:1

    J. J. Thompson (Late 1800s):


    J. J. Thompson was an English scientist. He discovered the electron when he was
    experimenting with gas discharge tubes. He noticed a movement in a tube. He called the
    movement cathode rays. The rays moved from the negative end of the tube to the positive
    end. He realized that the rays were made of negatively charged particles – electrons.

    1. What did J.J. Thompson discover? _____________________________________________

    2. What is the charge of an electron? ____________________________________________

    3. What are cathode rays made of? ______________________________________________

    4. Why do electrons move from the negative end of the tube to the positive end?
    __________________________________________________________________________

    5. What was Thompson working with when he discovered the cathode rays?
    __________________________________________________________________________
    Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871 – 1937):
    Ernest Rutherford conducted a famous experiment called the gold foil experiment. He used a
    thin sheet of gold foil. He also used special equipment to shoot alpha particles (positively
    charged particles) at the gold foil. Most particles passed straight through the foil like the foil
    was not there. Some particles went straight back or were deflected (went in another
    direction) as if they had hit something. The experiment shows:

     Atoms are made of a small positive nucleus; positive nucleus repels (pushes away)
    positive alpha particles
     Atoms are mostly empty space

    1. What is the charge of an alpha particle? _______________________________________

    2. Why is Rutherford’s experiment called the gold foil experiment? _____________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    3. How did he know that an atom was mostly empty space? __________________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    4. What happened to the alpha particles as they hit the gold foil? _____________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    5. How did he know that the nucleus was positively charged? _________________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    Niels Bohr (Early 1900s):


    Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist. He proposed a model of the atom that is similar to the
    model of the solar system. The electrons go around the nucleus like planets orbit around the
    sun. All electrons have their energy levels – a certain distance from the nucleus. Each
    energy level can hold a certain number of electrons. Level 1 can hold 2 electrons, Level 2 - 8
    electrons, Level 3 - 18 electrons, and level 4 – 32 electrons. The energy of electrons goes up
    from level 1 to other levels. When electrons release (lose) energy they go down a level.
    When electrons absorb (gain) energy, they go to a higher level.

    1. Why could Bohr’s model be called a planetary model of the atom? __________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    2. How do electrons in the same atom differ? _____________________________________

    __________________________________________________________________________

    3. How many electrons can the fourth energy level hold? ____________________________

    4. Would an electron have to absorb or release energy to jump from the second energy level
    to the third energy level? _____________________________________________________

    5. For an electron to fall from the third energy level to the second energy level, it must
    ___________________________________ energy.

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