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3. Cite the contribution of John Dalton toward the understanding of the concept of chemical elements.
=John Dalton ( september 6 1766- july 27 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and
meteorologist, best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry and for his work on
human optics.
Father of atomic theory
6. Cite the contribution of notable scientists to the understanding of the structure of the atoms.
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
Mendeleev
Neil Bohr
7. Point out main ideas in the discovery of the structure of the atom and its subatomic particles.
8. Describe the nuclear model of the atom and the location of its major components (protons, neutron
and electrons)
the nuclear atom, the protons and neutrons, which comprise nearly all
of the mass of the atom, are located in the nucleus at the center of the
atom. The electrons are distributed around the nucleus and occupy
most of the volume of the atom