Atomic Theory & The Periodic Table

AtomicTheory&The PeriodicTable

AtomicTheory

TheBeginningofAtomicTheory

? 440BC?Greekphilosopher, Democritusthoughtallmaterials couldbecutinhalfoverandover unAltheyreachedthesizeofone atom

? Atom=Greekfor"notabletobe divided"

? Democritus'Theory:allatoms aresmall,hardparAclesmadeof onematerialformedinto differentshapesandsizes

Dalton'sAtomicTheory

? JohnDalton?BriAshchemistandschool teacher(late1700's?early1800's)

? Wantedtoknowwhyelementsalways combineincertainways

? (HandOalwayscombinein sameproporAonstomake water)

? Hisexperimentsshowithappens becauseelementsaremadeof singleatoms

? 1803?Dalton'sTheory:

? Allsubstancesaremadeofatoms.Atomsare smallparAclesthatcan'tbecreated/destroyed.

? Atomsofthesameelementareexactlyalike,and atomsofdifferentelementsaredifferent

? Atomsjoinwithotheratomstomakenew substances

Dalton'sTheory: BilliardBallAtomicModel

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download