Atomic Theory and Model Webquest

Section 1: Atomic Thoughts Democritus

(http://www.universetoday.com/60058/democritus-atom/)
1. When did Democritus live? 460-370 BC
2. What makes up everything accord to Democritus? Atoms

Section 2: Advanced Atomic Thoughts John Dalton

Read http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/history/dalton.html
Read http://www.iun.edu/~cpanhd/C101webnotes/composition/dalton.html
Read http://www.chemicalformula.org/chemistry-help/models-of-the-atom
(look for John Dalton)
3. What year was John Daltons Atomic Theory released? Summarize (in your
own words) the FIVE parts to Daltons Atomic Theory.
1803
Everything is made up of atoms
Atoms of the same element are the same
Atoms of different elements are different
Atoms combine in simple ratios to form compounds
Atoms cant be created or destroyed

4. What are two problems with Daltons Atomic Theory today?

Atoms can be destroyed. Isotopes exist

5. What was John Daltons model of the atom called? Billiard Ball Model

6. What year did he propose his atomic model? About many years is this from
Democritus?
1808, ~2400 years

Section 3: Experimental Beginnings of the Atom J.J. Thomson

Read http://www.chemteam.info/AtomicStructure/Disc-of-ElectronImages.html
Read http://www.chemicalformula.org/chemistry-help/models-of-the-atom
(look for Thomson)
7. Atoms are small, indivisible particles. There is nothing smaller than an
atom. Why would Thomson disagree with this statement?
He discovered electrons that are smaller than the atom.
8. What subatomic particle did Thomson first discover? Electrons

9. What is the name of Thomsons model of the atom? What year did he
propose it?
1903, Plum pudding
10.
What is the name of the main piece of equipment used by Thomson?
Do some research on this equipment. What is it commonly found in today?
Cathode Ray Tube TVs

Section 4: Advanced Experimenting Ernest Rutherford

(http://myweb.usf.edu/~mhight/goldfoil.html)
11.
Foil

What was the name of Rutherfords most famous experiment? Gold

12.

Describe and/or illustrate what Rutherfords experiment looked like.

13.
What did Rutherford conclude was in the middle of the atom?
Small, dense center of mass that was positively charged the
nucleus

14.
J.J. Thomson said the atom is filled with positive sea with small,
negative particles called electrons. Would Rutherford agree or disagree with
this statement? Why?
Disagree, there is no positive sea. The atom is mostly empty space
with small positive nucleus.
Section 5: Bohring Atoms Niels Bohr (
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bpbohr.html)
15.
Opposites attract. Should spinning negative electrons be attracted to
the nucleus? YES but they never stop spinning around! How did Bohr
explain this? (3rd Paragraph)
Electrons are arranged on set levels of energy and can move back
and forth.
16.
What happens to an electrons location when it absorbs energy? What
happens when it radiates energy? Absorbs go to higher energy level.
Radiates - go to lower energy level.
Section 6: Quantum Mechanical Model/Electron Cloud Model
Read
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/chemistry/chapter4section4.rhtml
17.
Describe the main difference regarding electron location in the Bohr
model vs. the current Quantum Model.
Electrons are in diffuse clouds
18.
Describe Werner Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle. How does this
help explain current thoughts about electron location in the Quantum Model?
You can never be sure of an electrons location; only the probability
of finding an electron. Electrons arent in hard, defined levels of
location, but instead in a cloud.

Section 7: Misc. Factoids (Chadwick)

19.
James Chadwick is credited with discovering which subatomic particle?
Neutron
20.
Robert Millikan discovered something pretty important about the
electron.
View Video at http://cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?
videoId=XMfYHag7Liw
What was his experiment called?
Oil Drop Experiment

 What did he discover about the electron?

Charge
Timeline use guide at http://www.chemicalformula.org/chemistry-help/modelsof-the-atom
Create a timeline with the following models: Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr,
and Quantum. Illustrate the models pictorially. You may draw or use the
computer. Include:
Names of discover and model name
Turn in Finished
Picture of the Atom
Timeline! Each
The year of discovery/release
person in the group
The significant difference between one model and theshould
next turn in their
own unique version.