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Lesson objectives:
By the end of this lesson, about 70% of the learners should be able to:
State the experimental investigation that led to the plum pudding model of the atom
Describe and draw a labelled diagram of the plum pudding model of the atom
Recap of previous lesson:
What possible statements of Dalton in Dalton’s atomic theory can you remember?
Early scientists used atomic weights as a unit to compare elements. Since hydrogen had
the lowest atomic weight,
- William Prout who studied atomic weight of other elements suggested that all other
elements were made of different number of hydrogen atoms since atomic weights of
other elements appeared to be multiples of the atomic weight of hydrogen.
Activity 01:
(a) (i) The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1. Suggest a reason why Prout proposed that
other elements were made up of different numbers of hydrogen atoms.
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Activity 02:
(a) What name is given to the apparatus Thomson used for his investigations?
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(b) What type of experiment was Thomson interested in?
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(c) Thomson produced some rays in his experiment. How were these rays produced?
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(d) Briefly describe how rays produced in Thomson’s experiment look like.
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(e) From the video,
(i) What is the colour of the rays?
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(ii)
What is the effect of electric and magnetic field on the rays?
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(f) What name did Thomson finally give to the rays?
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George stoney
Activity 03:
(a) What name did Stoney give to the rays in Thomson’s experiment?
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(b) What conclusion can be drawn from the rays coming from hydrogen gas and from
helium gas?
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(c) How was it proven that the rays were negatively charged?
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(d) Suggest a reason why Thomson proposed that atoms contain positive particles.
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- What did you learn you learn today?
ASSIGNMENT
1. According to Thomson’s proposal that an atom contains electrons, is Dalton’s first statement
that all matter is composed tiny indivisible particles called atoms correct? Explain.
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2. What name is given to the apparatus that Thomson used for his investigation?
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3. What creative thinking did Thomson have after his discovery of the electron? Explain.
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(a) Draw a labelled diagram of the plum pudding model of the atom.
[Total = 9mks]