The document outlines the historical development of atomic theory, starting with John Dalton's concept of indivisible atoms and progressing through J.J. Thomson's discovery of electrons and Rutherford's nuclear model. It further discusses Niels Bohr's atomic theory, which introduced quantized orbits for electrons, and concludes with modern quantum mechanical descriptions of atomic structure, including the dual nature of electrons and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Key principles such as the Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and the Pauli exclusion principle are also highlighted in the context of electron configuration.
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The document outlines the historical development of atomic theory, starting with John Dalton's concept of indivisible atoms and progressing through J.J. Thomson's discovery of electrons and Rutherford's nuclear model. It further discusses Niels Bohr's atomic theory, which introduced quantized orbits for electrons, and concludes with modern quantum mechanical descriptions of atomic structure, including the dual nature of electrons and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Key principles such as the Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and the Pauli exclusion principle are also highlighted in the context of electron configuration.