Scientists
Experiments
Models
Subatomic Particles
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100

Greek philosopher who said atoms are indivisible solids

Who is Democritus?

100

Dalton performed these to support his idea that atoms can't change into other elements or be divided

What are chemical reactions?

100

Model proposed by John Dalton

Solid Sphere Model

100

Negatively charged particle. Mass is much smaller than the atom

What is the electron?
100

Aristotle thought these 4 elements make up all matter

What are fire, water, air, and earth?
200

Experimenter who revived atomic theory with the solid sphere model

Who is John Dalton?

200

Thomson used this apparatus to discover the electron

What is the cathode ray tube?

200

Model proposed by Ernst Rutherford

What is the nuclear model?
200

Particles with a +1 charge

What are protons?
200

Democritus couldn't do these to prove his ideas but Dalton could

What are experiments?

300

Scientist who discovered electrons using cathode rays

Who is J. J. Thomson?

300

Rutherford performed this experiment and discovered the nucleus

What is the gold foil experiment?

300

Model proposed by many modern scientists

What is the quantum model?
300

Neutral particle discovered by James Chadwick

What are neutrons?

300

Scientist that discovered neutrally charged particles

Who is James Chadwick?

400

Shot alpha particles at gold foil and discovered the nucleus

Who is Ernest Rutherford?

400

Heating elements produces specific colors of light. Showed that electrons jump between energy levels.

What is the atomic emission spectrum experiment?

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What is the flame test experiment?

400

Model proposed by J. J. Thomson

What is the plum pudding model?

400

Smaller particles that make up protons and neutrons. There are 6 flavors

What are quarks?

400
New technology continues to refine this as research and experiments continue

What is the atomic model?

500

Used flame tests to explain electron energy levels and proposed the planetary model

Who is Niels Bohr?

500

The apparatus that allowed scientists to see atoms for the first time

What is the scanning tunneling microscope?

500

Model proposed by Niels Bohr

What is the planetary model?

500

We can't see these without advanced technology, 7.5 trillion of these can fit into one period

What are atoms?

500

The six flavors of quarks

What is top, bottom, up, down, charm, and strange?

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