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Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Thomsons - Discoverers of the electron

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The discovery of the electron and the diffraction of an electron beam.

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Physical chemistry

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Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 1. Periodic table and atomic structure
      - 1.2 Atomic Structure
        Social and Applied Aspects
        Thomson: negative charge of the electron;
        Bohr: model of the atom;

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