NAME: ________________________________ Yr.

& Sec: ___________________ Date: ____________

HISTORY OF ATOMIC MODELS

Worksheet

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Democritus was a Greek philosopher who was the first person to use the term ______ from the Greek word
atomos (meaning indivisible).
2. According to Democritus’ theory of the universe, all ______ consists of atoms which are too small to be
seen. He also stated that there is an empty space between atoms; atoms are completely ____; atoms have
no _____ structure and lastly, each atom of a different substance is different in _______, ______ and
_______.
3. John Dalton was the first to adapt ________________ theory into the first modern atomic
4. ____________ was a physicist who is credited for discovering the electron. He used his research on cathode
ray tube technology in this discovery.
5. J. J Thomson make a bold statement that states that a __________ charge must be inside the atom.
B. Complete the following table with the major contribution of each scientist and the Atomic Model they were
using at the time.

Scientist Timeline/Year Contribution/Discovery Atomic Model (Drawn)

Democritus

John Dalton

J.J Thomson
Ernest
Rutherford

Niels Bohr

Erwin
Schrodinger