Vocabulary
Orbital around the nucleus of an atom.
energy level
the nuclei of helium atoms.
Alpha particle
Rutherford's model of the atom
Nuclear Model
The subatomic particle which has no charge/is neutral.
Neutron
Energy which emitted when an electron changes energy levels
photon
the positive subatomic particle found in the nucleus of the atom.
Proton
particles found in the nucleus containing protons and neutrons.
quarks
the negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom.
Electron
Bohr's model which suggests that electrons are found in regions/ energy levels.
Electron cloud model
Bohr's model which suggested that electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom.
planetary model
the model of the atom by J.J. Thomason in which the atom was a sphere of positive charge with negative electrons embedded in it.
plum pudding model
the model proposed by Schrodinger which suggest that quantum theory can be used to determine the distribution of electrons in an atom.
Quantum model
Atoms with the same number of protons and electrons, that differ in the number of neutrons they possess.
isotope