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Ernest Rutherford's famous "gold foil" experiment changed the way we though of atomic structure. His demonstration proved that atoms have a small, dense nucleus which contains protons and neutrons. The electrons were shown to be outside the nucleus. Prior to this, we thought atoms had a consistent structure throughout, like soup or pudding.
If the beam were a stream of neutrons instead of electrons, Thomson's experiment could not have been conducted as neutron beams do not produce deflection in electric or magnetic fields like electron beams do. Neutrons are neutral and would not be affected by the fields in the same way as electrons, leading to different experimental outcomes.
Rutherford concluded that an atom has a small, dense nucleus at its center, surrounded by orbiting electrons. The nucleus contains positively charged protons, with neutral neutrons also present. This model is known as the nuclear model of the atom.
Electrons do but neutrons do not
Dalton used atoms composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons in his experiment. He proposed that atoms were indivisible and that elements were made up of these fundamental particles.
18 protons 18 electrons 22 neutrons
Zero. Electrons are not made up of neutrons.
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Alpha particles bounced back in Rutherford's gold foil experiment. This observation led to the conclusion that atoms have a small, dense nucleus at their center.
Silicon has 14 electrons and 14 neutrons
Zero. Electrons are not made up of neutrons.