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Subject : Physical Sciences
Lesson Title: Understanding the Structure of the Atom
Learning Competency: Cite the contributions of J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Henry
Moseley, and Niels Bohr to the understanding of the structure of the atom
References: Physical Science for SHS by Bayo-ang, et.al LAS No.: 9
CONCEPT NOTES
The Structure of the Atom
 Joseph John Thomson – He conducted a series of
experiments to study the nature of electric discharge in a
high-vacuum cathode ray tube. He suggested a model of the
atom as a sphere of positive matter in which electrons are positioned by
electrostatic forces.
 Ernest Rutherford – He conducted the Gold foil experiment in
which alpha particles are fired into gas atoms, a few alpha
particles were deflected, which implies a dense, positively
charged central region containing most of the atomic mass.
 Henry Moseley – He used a self-built equipment to verify that every
element’s identity is distinctively determined by the number of protons it
has.
 Neils Bohr –He developed and published his model of the
atomic structure which depicts the atom as a small, positively
charged nucleus surrounded by negatively-charged electrons
that travel in circular orbits around the nucleus.

Exercises: Identify the scientist who made the following contribution on the
structure of the atom.

Rutherford Bohr Moseley Thomson Democritus

_____1. The atom is a sphere of positive matter
____ 2. His experiment implies that an atom has a dense, positively charged
center in which most of the mass of the atom is contained.
_____3. The atom is a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by
negatively-charged electrons
_____4. Every element’s identity is distinctively determined by the number of
protons it has
_____5. He conducted a series of experiments to study the nature of electric
discharge in a high-vacuum cathode ray tube.

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