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Atomic Models — 6-topic bundle

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Course Syllabus

  1. Foundational Concepts of Matter and Early Atomic Theories
  2. Discovery of Subatomic Particles and Thomson's Model
  3. Rutherford's Nuclear Model
  4. Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
  5. Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Mechanical Model
  6. Atomic Structure and Periodicity

Study Notes

Foundational Concepts of Matter and Early Atomic Theories

You're probably familiar with the idea that everything is made of "stuff." In science, we call this "stuff" matter. Matter is anything that has mass (how much "stuff" is in it) and volume (how much space it takes up). Think of a rock, water, or even the air you breathe—they're all matter.

For a long time, people wondered what the smallest possible piece of matter could be. Could you keep cutting a rock in half forever, or would you eventually reach a piece that couldn't be divided anymore?

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