C1.5 History of the Atom

Aiming for Grade 4 LOs:

  • List the significant models proposed for atoms.
  • Identify the key parts of the plum-pudding model and the nuclear model of the atom.

Aiming for Grade 6 LOs:

  • Describe the differences between the plum-pudding model and the nuclear model of the atom.
  • Explain how evidence from scattering experiments changed the model of the atom.

Aiming for Grade 8 LOs:

  • Justify why the model of the atom has changed over time.
  • Evaluate the current model of an atom.

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