September 1, 2021 Chemistry Democritus (philosopher) 1st know proposal of the atomic theory John Dalton 1808 Atomic theory, extended Democritus’ theory also he had proof. Mendeleev The periodic table J.J Thomson 1897 discovery of the electron (electron has never been split) The plum pudding model. Ernest Rutherford 1911 Discover of nucleus Niesl Bohr 1913 The Bohr model of nucleus James Chadwick 1932 Discovery of neutron September 2, 2021 Atom is the smallest particle of an element to retain the identity of the element. It consists of the center piece, the nucleus surrounded by electron with different energy levels. Nucleus is made up of proton and neutron Neutron has 99.9% of the mass of the whole atom Most of the atom is an empty space 10-10 m If nucleus was an apple the electron would be a kilometer away Atom is same scale to a pea like pea is to earth Alpha Particles are made out of helium nucleus