J. J. Thomson, the Discovery of the Electron, and the Study of Atomic Structure
Overview
Late in the nineteenth century physicists were working hard to understand the properties of electricity and the...
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Electron
An electron is one of the three subatomic particles which make up an atom. The other two subatomic particles are protons and neutrons, which are found in the nucleus (center) of the atom. Ele...
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Electron
An electron is one of the three subatomic particles that make up an atom. The other two subatomic particles are protons and neutrons, which are found in the nucleus (center) of the atom. Elec...
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Electron
In the early 1830s, Michael Faraday carried out a series of historic experiments on electrolysis. He found that a given amount of electrical current always liberates a given amount of any sub...
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