Discovery of Subatomic Particles and Early Atomic Models

How scientists gradually discovered that the atom is not indivisible after all.

Subatomic Particles

ParticleChargeDiscovered By
ElectronNegativeJ.J. Thomson
ProtonPositiveE. Goldstein
NeutronNeutralJames Chadwick

Rutherford's Model

Rutherford's gold-foil experiment revealed that an atom has a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus, with electrons revolving around it.

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