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Peer reviewedDigilov, M. – Quantum, 1991
Discusses 5 innovative experiments conducted by Rutherford in early 1900s utilizing the 30 milligrams of radium salt he personally carried from Europe to Canada in 1903. Traces his work with alpha particles from his original results which determined their nature, charge, and mass, to his technique of backscattering which helped to advance…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Radiation, Radioisotopes
Peer reviewedSeaborg, Glenn T. – Science Teacher, 1983
Reviews the historical development of the periodic table, examining major changes due to understanding of radioactivity, synthetic transmutation by bombardment, differences between transuranium elements and the lanthanide series, and the transactinide elements. Discusses the continuing work on atomic synthesis and its importance in extending our…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, High Schools
Peer reviewedGlusker, Jenny P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Addresses the requirements of high school students and noncrystallographers in lectures on crystals, diffraction, and structure analysis. Discusses basic understanding and a sequence that addresses these requirements. Suggests visual and descriptive teaching methods used in this effort. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemistry, College Science, Crystallography
