John Dalton’s Atomic Theory

John Dalton’s Atomic Theory provided a new way of seeing the physical world. Though it

was proven incorrect in some areas, it was the foundation of modern chemistry. Not only has

it interested me, but it has motivated me to write some poetry.

When thinking what I should write my poem about, I thought,

“Dalton’s Atomic Theory! No doubt!”

I’d love to tell you what his theory is all about:

First point states, that all matter is made up of a little something called atoms that are

indestructible.

From your shoes to your chair, little tiny atoms are there!

Well, atoms are not quite immortal,

they can be destroyed by Nuclear Fusions which is just plain horrible.

Second on his list, is that all atoms of a given element are identical.

For instance, if you’re kind of confused, identical like Einstein's report card and mine.

Okay, I admit that part didn’t quite rhyme.

Third on the list, when two atoms are connected with what seems like an eternal chemical

bond,

they form a lovely compound.

For their hearts are destined to intertwine,

As their love is divine.

But little did they know their bond could be broken to fractions,

by a cruel chemical reaction.

And the last of the list, a chemical reaction is just the atoms rearranging,

Cause you know what? Sometimes, they also need some changing!
The reaction doesn’t happen quite randomly,

Since you need the atoms to interact understandably.

This wraps up Dalton’s atomic theory. No, we didn’t get this information from asking Siri.

Now, I hope you share the same passion for this theory like I do. If someone asks you what

you learned in school today. Recite this poem in a sophisticated way.

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John Dalton’s Other Contributions:

John Dalton’s revolutionary

research provided details on the nature of

gases was published in 1802. He correctly

stated that all gases could be liquefied given

their temperature is low and pressure is high.

In addition, he observed that all gases expand

the same quantity by heat. This led to the

Dalton’s law of evaporation which states the

rate of evaporation is proportional to the

difference between the vapour pressure at water temperature and the

vapour pressure in the air.

 In 1803, Dalton also published the first table

of relative atomic weight in which he showed his

calculations for relative weights of atoms. He

composed this table by finding the mass ratio when

the atoms combine to find an estimated value for

the atomic weights. The original list only contained

6 elements, this was followed up by a 20 elements

list in 1808 and a 36 elements list in 1827 along

with their chemical symbols. His calculations for the atomic weights aided the the

placement of the elements on the periodic table.

Through the study and experimentation of Antoine Lavoisier's law and Joseph

Proust’s law of definite proportions, Dalton developed his law of multiple proportions.

In this law he states, when a known quantity of compounds can be produced by the

combination of two elements, the ratio of the mass of the second elements is added

with the mass of the first element the outcome will be a ratio with small whole

numbers.

John Dalton discovered that the volume of all gases he studied

correspondingly increased with the the rise in temperature when pressure was at a

constant speed in 1801. Later in 1803, Dalton published his Law of Partial Pressures,

which detailed that in a mixture of non-reacting gases, the overall pressure is equal

to the total of the partial pressure of the individual gases used. This law, most

commonly known as Dalton’s Law, is commonly applied in looking at the pressure of

water and gas within closed containers.

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