1. Recognize the interrelationship of the structure of matter and its physical and chemical properties.
2. Describe the important properties of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
3. Calculate the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in any atom.
4. Distinguish among atoms, ions, and isotopes.
5. Trace the history of the development of atomic theory, beginning with Dalton.
6. Summarize the experimental basis for the discovery of charged particles and the nucleus.
7. Explain the critical role of spectroscopy in the development of atomic theory and in our everyday lives.
8. State the basic postulates of Bohr's theory.
9. Compare and contrast Bohr's theory and the more sophisticated "wave-mechanical" approach.
