Modern Atomic Theory Mind Map

Modern Atomic Theory Mind Map

1. the discovery of the electron

   • Thompson
     • cathode ray experiments
     • plum pudding model

2. the discovery of the nucleus

   • Ernest Rutherford
     • gold foil experiment
       • alpha particles

3. electromagnetic radiation

   • waves
     • frequency
       • nu, v
     • wavelength
       • lambda, λ
     • speed
   • light
     • photons
       • wave-particle duality
         • waves
         • tiny "packets" of energy

4. atoms

   • quantized
     • Bohr model
       • electrons are particles only
         • Schrödinger's wave mechanical model
       • electron orbitals
         • principal energy levels
           • sublevels
         • Pauli exclusion principle
           • an orbital holds two electrons with opposite spins
         • electron configurations
           • arrows and boxes (orbital notation)
           • spectroscopic notation
           • noble gas notation
   • "excited" state
   • "ground" state