democritus & aristotle/ john dalton. democritus democritus was alive 460 b.c. - 370 b.c. was a...
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Democritus & Aristotle/ John Dalton
Democritus
• Democritus was alive 460 B.C. - 370 B.C.
• Was a Greek philosopher • He had no formal education and
learned from his travels through out Greece
Democritus's Theory
• hypothesized that all matter (plus space and time) is composed of tiny indestructible units, called atoms.
• His beliefs were amazingly ahead of his time, but he could not answer what holds atoms together and therefore lost credibility
• *No Experiment*
Democritus• Matter in empty
space that has a different appearance
• Atoms determine properties
Aristotle
• Lived in 384 B.C. - 322 B.C.• Was one of the most influential Greek
philosophers• Was educated at the Plato academy
in Athens for nearly 20 years
Aristotle's Theory• Belief: rejected Democritus' atomic theory,
and he especially didn't agree with the theory that atoms more through empty space, because he didn't believe empty space exists.
• He was supported or considered more credible than Democritus because he already had a good reputation
• He did not believe that atoms exist but that matter is made of earth, fire, air and water
• *No experiment*
Aristotle• Diagram of
Aristotle's theory
John Dalton (1766-1844)
•English school teacher
•From the UK
•School - Pardshow Hall (a Quaker school)
Dalton's Theories• “Dalton's Atomic
Theory”• Matter is composed of
extremely small particles called atoms.
• Atoms are indestructible and indivisible.
• Atoms of a given element have the same size, mass, and chemical properties.
• Atoms of a specific element are different from those of a different element.
• Different atoms combine in simple whole-number ratios to form compounds.
• In a chemical reaction, atoms are separated, combined or rearranged
Dalton's experimental design
• Law of definite proportions
• And that all matter is the same