Importance

Question 1

What was Thompson important for

Answer 1

He discovered the electron and proposed the plum pudding model

Question 2

What was dalton important for

Answer 2

proposed that atoms consist of indivisible small particles

Question 3

What was rutherford important for

Answer 3

discovered that there is space between the atoms and that there are protons in a certain part of the atom.

Question 4

What was bohr important for

Answer 4

He created a model where electrons are only able to occupy certain orbits around the nucleus

Question 5

What was chadwick important for

Answer 5

He proved the existence of neutrons.