Students:
● Investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the existence and properties of the electron, including:
– Early experiments examining the nature of cathode rays
– Thomson’s charge-to-mass experiment
– Millikan’s oil drop experiment (ACSPH026)

● Investigate, assess and model the experimental evidence supporting the nuclear model of the atom, including:
– The Geiger-Marsden experiment
– Rutherford’s atomic model
– Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron (ACSPH026)

Extract from Physics Stage 6 Syllabus © 2017 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)