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Dalton's Atomic Theory Was The First Complete Attempt To Describe All Matter in Terms of Atoms and Their Properties
Dalton's Atomic Theory Was The First Complete Attempt To Describe All Matter in Terms of Atoms and Their Properties
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Dalton's Atomic Model
Dalton's atomic theory was the first complete attempt to describe all matte
to describe all matter in terms of atoms and their properties.
Thomson's Atomic Model
William Thomson (also known as Lord Kelvin) envisioned the atom as a sphere with a uniformly distributed pos
uniformly distributed positive charge and embedded within it enough electrons to neutralize the positive charge.
he positive charge.
Bohr's Atomic Model
In the Bohr model of the atom, electrons travel in defined circular orbits around the nuc
orbits around the nucleus.
Rutherford's Atomic Model
The model described the atom as a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus, in which nearly all the mass is concentrated
arly all the mass is concentrated, around which the light, negative constituents, called electrons, circulate at some distance, much like planets revo
distance, much like planets revolving around the Sun.