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History of Atomic Theory

Follow how atomic models changed from atomos to modern electron-cloud ideas as new evidence corrected older explanations.

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Atomic theory is a model story

The history of atomic theory is not a list of names to memorise. It is a sequence of models. Each model explained what scientists could observe at the time, then later evidence forced the model to become more detailed or be replaced.