Discovery of subatomic particles

Cards (3)

  • Joseph John Thomson (J.J. Thomson)

    Discovered the electron using the cathode ray tube. Proposed the Plum Pudding Model where electrons are embedded in a positive soup
  • Ernest Rutherford
    Conducted the gold foil experiment, discovering the nucleus. Proposed a model where atoms have dense positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons.
  • Niels Bohr
    Introduce the Bohr model where electrons orbit the nucleus in discrete energy levels.