Question

Order the sequence of ideas that led to the current model of the atom. Place a number in front of each event to show the correct order.

Rutherford discovered that atoms have a nucleus.
Dalton developed the theory that all matter is made of atoms.
Schrödinger developed the electron cloud model of the atom.
Bohr developed the model in which electrons orbit the nucleus.
Thomson discovered that atoms contain electrons

Answer 1

1. Dalton developed the theory that all matter is made of atoms.
2. Thomson discovered that atoms contain electrons.
3. Rutherford discovered that atoms have a nucleus.
4. Bohr developed the model in which electrons orbit the nucleus.
5. Schrödinger developed the electron cloud model of the atom.