ATOMIC

Theory!
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OBJECTIVES
Identify the different people who contributed in the
development of the atom based on the early atomic
theory.
Valued the importance of the people who contributed
in the development of the atom based on the early
atomic theory.

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Early
Atomic Theory!

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 1. Development of Ancient
Greeks PHILOSOPHY

Two Major
Historical Periods

2. Emergence ALCHEMY
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Ancient
Greeks!
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 “What is matter
composed of?”
Water (H2O): ultimate
substance that
constituted matter

WATER
Hello! I
am Thales
of Miletus.
MATTER
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OTHER GREEK PHILOSOPHERS

SUGGESTED

MATTER
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EMPEDOCLES of
Agrigentum Sources of ALL kinds of
MATTER!
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 “Whether or not a substance could be
divided continuously?”

One would arrive at fragments of a

material that can no longer be divided.

Indivisible fragments would still have

the characteristics of the original
LEUCIPPUS material.
Ex.: Air
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 INDESTRUCTIBLE

DEMOCRITUS

 Student of Leucippus
 Father of Atomism SOLID
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 REJECTED

ARISTOTLE OBSERVABLE
THINGS 
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 FIRE
Four
hot dry
Fundamentals
Elements

AIR EARTH

wet cold

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 CONSTITUTED

5th Element: Ether

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EPICURUS

Hold on to ATOMISM.

A new generation of
intellectuals analyzed the poem
& reconsidered ATOMISM.

LUCRETIUS

1.Poem: On the Nature of Things

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 ALCHEMY
They learned the
properties of numerous
The ALCHEMISTS chemical substances.

CHEMICAL 1
The idea of changing
one substance into
another. CHEMICAL 2 16
 COLOR

ELIXIR OF
LIFE
METALS
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 Writings became
SECRETIVE.
Understanding their
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ALCHEMISTS led
to the discovery of:

CAUSTIC ALKALIS
 Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
 Ammonium salts
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 IATROCHEMISTRY

production of metallic medicines to

cure illnesses

transmuting metals into gold

PARACELSUS
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 17th CENTURY
practice of alchemy
dwindled

18th CENTURY
traditional alchemy
was fully separated
from chemistry
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