Module 8 | From the universe to the atom
Content 2: Structure of the atom
Lesson 1 | Cathode rays
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investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the existence and properties of the electron, including:
– early experiments examining the nature of cathode rays
Lesson 2 | Investigating cathode rays and Thomson's charge-to-mass experiment
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investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the existence and properties of the electron, including:
– Thomson’s charge-to-mass experiment
Lesson 3 | Millikan's oil drop experiment
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investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the existence and properties of the electron, including:
– Millikan’s oil drop experiment (ACSPH026)
Lesson 4 | Charge to mass ratio
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investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the nuclear model of the atom, including:
– the Geiger-Marsden experiment
– Rutherford’s atomic model
– Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron
