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What Are The Different Atomic Models? Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr and Heisenberg Models Explained
Atomic Models: Centuries ago, people didn’t know exactly what was inside an atom, but they had some “ideas”. Around 400 BC, a Greek philosopher named Democritus came up with a theory that everything in the world was made of tiny...
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Development of Atomic Theory: An Introduction
The atom has come a long, long way! From its early days as a ball of goo that exhibited the same properties as the whole it was part of, to the tiny sphere we know today, atomic theory has truly evolved. Explore these changes with an...
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Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
Examine the experiment that led to the present-day atomic model. The video experiment shows the stream of electrons that travel through a vacuum between an anode and cathode. J.J. Thompson's model of an atom provides the explanation...
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Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
JJ Thomson discovered atoms are made up of things, which he called electrons. The video in the Vertasium playlist explains Thomson's model of the atom, known as the plum pudding model. It presents the new knowledge Thomson wanted to...