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Atomic Theory Definitions & Scientists

Review what each scientist said about the atoma and discovered


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DemocritusMatter is discontinuous
AristotleMatter is continuous
LavoisierLaw of Conservation of Mass
ProustLaw of Definite Proportions
ThomsonDiscovered the Electron
ChadwickDiscovered the Neutron
GoldsteinDiscovered the Proton
MillikanDiscovered the exact charge on an electron
DaltonFormulated 1st Theory about Atomic Structure
RutherfordDiscovered the nucleus of the atom
Law of ElectrostaticsOpposite charges attract; like charges repel
Alpha ParticlesPositive Radioactive Particles
ProtonPositive Subatomic Particles
ElectronNegative Subatomic Particles
NeutronsNeutral Subatomic Particles
CoulombsSI Unit for Charge
NucleusCenter of atom
IsotopesAtoms of the same elements with different numbers of neutrons
Atomic NumberNumber of protons; basis for periodic table
Mass NumberNumber of protons plus neutrons