1 jan 1897 ano - J.J. THOMSON (1856-1940 CE)
date of discovery (1897 CE)
Discovered negatively charged
particles (electrons) using cathode
ray tubes and proposed the "plum
pudding" model of the atom which
consisted of a uniform sphere of
positive charge with negative electrons
embedded in the sphere.
Even though Thomson’s atomic model
was inaccurate and had a few drawbacks,
Thomson's model is important because it
introduced the notion that an atom
consisted of charged particles and it
provided the base for sev