2007-02-23 17:38:17 · 2 answers · asked by Maisie F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Quantum Mechanics, by calculation of it's wave functions.
By observation using electronic microscope, it can see as small as an electron.
The early discovery of atoms' configuration were very limited.
It was the solution of Schrodinger equation give it a breakthrough.
It is the density function, that is , the probability of location of electrons and nucleus that forms the configuration.
2007-02-23 18:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by chanljkk 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the configuration of atoms was a step development. The first was the Marsden-Rutherford experiment that revealed that the atoms have a very small extremely dense nucleus, surrounded by electrons. Bohr discovered the laws by which the electrons are bound at a distance from the nucleus.
2007-02-24 16:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by giorgio s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋