2.

4 Summary – Atomic
Theory
History of atomic theory
 Democritus – proposed matter made up of tiny
particles called atomos
 This was the beginning to discovery the atomic theory
 Dalton – did experiments that led to his atomic
theory
 Thomson – discovered the electron
 Blueberry muffin, positive ball with electrons embedded
within it
 Rutherford – discovered the nucleus
 Positively charged center surrounded by negative
electrons
 Bohr – electrons have energy at different level
shells
Structure of the atom
– subatomic particles

 The nucleus is the

center of the atom
Made up of protons
(positive particles)
and neutrons (no
charge particles)
 Electrons (negative
particles) surround
nucleus at different
energy level shells
Elementary particles
 Atoms are made up of subatomic particles
 Subatomic particles are made up of composite and
elementary particles