Yes all atoms are made up of a nucleus (a solid bit of positive and neutral charge) and a number of electron which are little negatively charged particles which are localized somewhere around the nucleus.
When a gold nucleus loses a proton, it is transformed into a mercury nucleus. Mercury has an atomic number of 80, one less than gold's atomic number of 79.
The experimental results reveal that the gold atom has a highly dense nucleus, as gold is a heavy element. The results also suggest that the nucleus contains protons and neutrons, with the number of protons determining the atomic number of the gold atom. Additionally, experiments may indicate the presence of isotopes of gold with varying numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
In the nucleus, and there are 118.
Not just "most" atoms , but all atoms are composed of protons and neutrons, which are found in the nucleus, and electrons surrounding the nucleus in the electron cloud. And these atoms include gold.
The discovery of the atomic nucleus was made during the gold foil experiment by Ernest Rutherford in 1909. He observed that most of the alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil, indicating that atoms have a small, dense nucleus at their center.
An atom's atomic number gives its number of protons in its nucleus. Checking the periodic table, we see that gold's atomic number is 79. Thus, gold is the element with 79 protons.
Gold foil experiment.
Rutherford
Gold's atomic number is 79, which means that every gold atom has 79 protons in its nucleus.
Ernest Rutherford, following the "gold foil" experiment.
The nucleus was discovered by Ernest Rutherford. He was considered the father of nuclear physics. He discovered it during his gold foil experiment when he noticed that the mass of the gold atoms were concentrated in one dense region. Modern science now calls this region the nucleus.
Ernest Rutherford is the scientist who conducted the gold foil experiment in 1911 and discovered that atoms have a small, dense nucleus at their center. This experiment led to the isolation and identification of the atomic nucleus.