The Atom: Clash of Titans
Video Worksheet
The Atom is a documentary miniseries produced by the BBC. Clash of Titans is the first episode. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we gradually gained an understanding of how the atom works. Covered are many of the milestone experiments, including the Brownian Motion of pollen grains, radiation, the gold foil experiment, and the flame tests.
Essential concepts: Atoms, history of the atom, Brownian Motion, radiation, alpha particles, electrons, neutrons, protons, emission spectra, quantum, Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
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