Chemistry: Concepts and Applications

Chapter 2: Matter is Made up of Atoms

Web Links


Bohr Model of the Atom
This site describes the Bohr model of the atom. Try the exercises to test your understanding.
( http://www.usm.maine.edu/~newton/Chy251_253/Lectures/BohrModel/BohrModel.html )
The Discovery of the Electron
This site describes the history of the electron and its discoverer, J.J. Thomson. Visit this site and hear Thomson describe how he discovered these subatomic particles.
( http://www.aip.org/history/electron )
Computer Graphics
Visit this site to see various images of atomic structures. Be sure to watch the movie that shows the Bohr Model.
( http://www.knowledgebydesign.com/tlmc/tlmc_cg.html#atomicorb )
How Light Is Made...
This site describes how electrons move from orbital to orbital as they absorb and release energy. Visit this site to discover how this produces an atomic spectrum.
( http://zebu.uoregon.edu/%7Esoper/Light/atomspectra.html )
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