Founding Firsts
Scientist Scramble
Scientists: What did they do?
100

What subatomic particle was discovered 1st?

Electron

100

This person created the fist model of an atom that showed electrons organized in energy levels.

Bohr

100

de Broglie's work concluded that electrons act as both ________ & ________.

Particles & Waves

200

What subatomic particle was discovered last

Neutron

200

This scientist's principle states that “Electron’s position and momentum cannot be known simultaneously”

Heisenberg 

200

What did John Dalton create?

The 1st comprehensive atomic theory
300

What truth about atoms did Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus reveal? 

Atoms are mostly empty space.

300

This person used an oil drop experiment to calculate the charge of an electron.

Millikin

300

What experiment did Rutherford run that determined the existence of a small, positively charged nucleus? 

Gold Foil Experiment

400

What part(s) of Dalton's atomic theory has been found to be false?

Atoms are indivisible 

All atoms of the same element are identical.

400

The machine this person developed gave us a much better understanding of isotopes.

Aston
400

Besides devising a thought experiment to poison a cat, Schrodinger also was responsible for creating what?

The quantum model of the atom

500
What experiment did JJ Thompson run to discover the existance of electrons? 

Cathode Ray Tube Experiment

500

These two ancient scientists both came up with the idea of atoms independently of each other.

Democritus and Kanada 

500

How did Moseley's discovery change the field of chemistry. 

Atomic numbers better organized the periodic table.

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