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In Rutherford's gold foil experiment what particles were fired at a thin piece of gold?
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∙ 12y ago
I believe they are called the Alpha particles and yes, they did pass through a sheet of gold foil.
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What was rutherfords experiment?
he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil. -Apex
What was the first experiment with static electricity?
By BC 600, a philosopher by name Thales rubbed fur by amber and found that rubbed amber attracts piece of fine particles. This was the first experiment conducted I think so.
Are the particles in a piece of steel in motion?
yes
How do you separate magnetic and nonmagnetic particles?
A non-magnetized piece of iron would capture the magnetic particles.
What best describes the motion of the particles in a piece of steal?
energy
What was ernest rutherfords's experiment?
he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil.
What was rutherfords experiment?
he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil. -Apex
Are the atoms in the gold foil experiment a positive or negative charge?
Positively charged atoms, In Rutherford's experiment he bombarded an extremely thin piece of gold foil with alpha particles. Alpha particles are tiny, high energy, positively charged particles.
What was the first experiment with static electricity?
By BC 600, a philosopher by name Thales rubbed fur by amber and found that rubbed amber attracts piece of fine particles. This was the first experiment conducted I think so.
What evidence shows that particles exist?
The British scientist James Chadwick made an experiment that had to do with a beam and being deflected by electric or magnectic fields. Since it wasn't deflected he was able to conclude that the particles carried no electric charge; therefore making them a neutron.
Are the particles in a piece of steel in motion?
yes
What sort of experiment is when heating a piece of bread on a grill it becomes black when burnt?
failing thats not an experiment
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Rutherford performed a famous experiment at Manchester University in which he fired alpha particles (the nucleus of a helium atom) at a very thin piece of gold foil in order to probe the structure of the atom. Before this experiment the "pudding plumb" model of the atom was widely accepted; which was a rather large nucleus (the plumb) surrounded by a soup of electrons that where evenly distributed (the pudding). When Rutherford performed his experiment he discovered something quite different, which was that most of the atom is just empty space with a very small, but very dense, nucleus surrounded by tiny electrons (relative to the nucleus). This was the first experiment performed that reviled the structure of the atom as we know it today.
A small round conical piece of lead fired from a firearm?
A bullet
How do you separate magnetic and nonmagnetic particles?
A non-magnetized piece of iron would capture the magnetic particles.
Why is it to have a controlled piece of an experiment?
control meaning that the thing is in control or not changeable.
What best describes the motion of the particles in a piece of steal?
energy
