Question

When devising a model, scientists can only use the information available during their lifetime. This means that the current model of the atom may be changed when new experiments are performed in the future. Does this mean that the currently accepted model of the atom is useless? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

No, not useless, because the current models, even if wrong, still help explain may "unseen" things going on inside an atom, such as the "shells" and how many electrons in each shell. This helps explain the creation of "ionic" bonds, and chemical reactions, where negative charges inside an atom, will attract positive charges in another, due to missing an electron, or having an additional electron. While the "shells" may not exist, the model helps "show" the way chemical reactions work, and perhaps also how to construct better molecules, able to perform better than previous molecules or compounds.

Answer 2

thank you

Answer 3

welcome!