Ca
calcium
Ti
titanium
Zn
zinc
Hg
mercury
Ne
neon
Na
sodium
K
potassium
Fe
iron
Cu
copper
Ag
silver
Sn
tin
Sb
antimony
Pb
lead
W
tungsten
J.J. Thompson
cathode ray experiment that led to plum pudding model
discovered the electron
cathode ray experiment
light indicated that there were negative particles
Ernest Rutherford
gold foil experiment
discovered the nucleus
gold foil experiment
proved most of the atom is empty space with a small, dense, positive center “nucleus”
John Dalton
said atoms are tiny, solid, indestructible spheres
said atoms of the same element are exactly alike
Robert Millikan
oil drop experiment
found the charge and mass of a single e-
oil drop experiment
calculated the charge on each electron and the mass of each electron
Niels Bohr
discovered electrons are in discrete energy levels
said electrons orbit the nucleus
James Chadwick
discovered neutrons
Henry Mosely
put periotic table in order of increasing atomic number
Werner Heisenberg
said that the location of an electron can only be described in terms of probabilities of where it might be located