Atomic Architecture · Chemical Science

Inside the Atom

Mapping the evolution of the atomic model from solid spheres to the proton-neutron-electron configuration.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we prove the existence of particles that are too small to be seen?
  2. 2What causes the identity of an atom to change if we add a single proton?
  3. 3How do we know that most of an atom is actually empty space?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9S9U05
Year: Year 9
Subject: Science
Unit: Atomic Architecture
Period: Chemical Science

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