atomic theory
Discrete particle model
Atomic theory is the scientific framework holding that all matter consists of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
The theory evolved from ancient Greek speculation through nineteenth-century chemistry to modern quantum mechanics.
Today it encompasses atomic structure—protons, neutrons, electrons—and explains chemical bonding, radioactivity, and the periodic table: Atomic theory revolutionized our understanding of matter.
Central controlling part
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- orbitalRevolving around another
shell · electron cloud · valence · isotope · ion · energy level · nucleon · mass number
Systematic display of elements
- elementBasic substance or factor
- valenceCombining power measure
- bondingForming close connections
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
molecule · compound · chemical properties · ionic · covalent · noble gas · halogen · transition metal
Ancient atomism's founder
- indivisibleUnable to be divided
- voidWithout legal effect
- ancientVery old indeed
- pre-SocraticGreek thought before dialectics
Lucretius · materialism · Epicurus · mechanism · reductionism · discontinuous · uncuttable · natural philosophy
English-origin family name
- RutherfordAtomic model developer
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
- ThomsonScottish hereditary name
- ChadwickEnglish family name
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- SchrodingerQuantum mechanics pioneer
- HeisenbergGerman quantum theorist
- PlanckQuantum theory's founder
quantization · superposition · orbital · spin · quantum mechanics · standing wave
nucleus
Central controlling part
orbital · shell · electron cloud · valence · isotope · ion · energy level · nucleon · mass number · electron shell
periodic table
Systematic display of elements
reactivity · molecule · compound · chemical properties · ionic · covalent · noble gas · halogen · transition metal · electronegativity
Democritus
Ancient atomism's founder
- indivisibleUnable to be divided
- voidWithout legal effect
- ancientVery old indeed
pre-Socratic · Lucretius · materialism · Epicurus · mechanism · reductionism · discontinuous · uncuttable · natural philosophy · corpuscular
Dalton
English-origin family name
- RutherfordAtomic model developer
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
- ThomsonScottish hereditary name
Chadwick · cathode rays · Avogadro · Mendeleev · spectral lines
wavefunction
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- SchrodingerQuantum mechanics pioneer
- HeisenbergGerman quantum theorist
Planck · quantization · superposition · orbital · spin · quantum mechanics · standing wave
- physicsphysics, momentum, acceleration, gravity, force
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- discoveriesbreakthrough, scientific discovery, finding, uncovering, detection
- atomic physicselectron, neutron, proton, nucleus, electrons
- chemistryorganic chemistry, molecule, chemistry, molecules, elements
- metaphysicsessence, being, reality, existence, ontology
atomic theoryAristotelian physics
Ancient Greek motion theory
vitalism · phlogiston theory · caloric theory · natural philosophy · geocentric model
theory, atom, atomic, atoms, atomizer, atomize, subatomic, atomism, atomized