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Subatomic Particles and Early Atomic Models
Chemistry · Chapter 3 · Physical Chemistry (Units 1-2 and 4-7: Basic Concepts, Atomic Structure, Bonding, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox)
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- Discovery of the electron, proton and neutron: production and properties of cathode rays and anode rays; Chadwick's experiment
- Atomic number, mass number, isotopes and isobars
- Thomson's model; Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment and nuclear model; their limitations
- Limitations of electromagnetic wave theory: black body radiation and the photoelectric effect; Planck's quantum theory