This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 4 on atomic structure:
1) It describes early atomic theories from Democritus and Dalton, including defining atoms as indivisible particles and Dalton's atomic theory.
2) It outlines the discovery of subatomic particles like electrons, protons, and neutrons through experiments by Thomson, Rutherford, and Chadwick.
3) It explains how atoms are distinguished based on their number of protons (atomic number) and total nuclear particles (mass number), including definitions of isotopes.
4) It provides an overview of how Mendeleev organized the periodic table and how this has been refined, including the organization of groups and periods.
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