Structure of atom
EQ: What can we calculate by knowing the number of each of the subatomic particles inside an atom?
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Chemistry Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter Dalton’s Atomic Theory (1808) Atoms cannot be subdivided, created, or destroyed Atoms of different.
Greek philosophers (300 BC) proposed matter was made of 4 elements: earth, air, fire, water. Democritus coined the word “atom” meaning “cannot be.
Chapter 4 Atomic Structure p. 101. Section 4.1 Defining the Atom Greek philosopher Democritus Greek philosopher Democritus suggested atoms (Greek “atomos”)
