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He discovered that the atom was mostly made up of empty space.
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Was Rutherfords theory tested and published?
yes it was tested by the gold foil experiment
How does the design of Rutherfords experiment show what he was trying to find?
The presence of a tine nucleus
Howes the design of rutherfords experiment show what he was trying to find out?
The presence of a tine nucleus
How does the design of Rutherfords experiment show what he was trying to find out?
This classic diffraction experiment was conducted in 1911.
What was ernest rutherfords's experiment?
he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil.
What were the surprising results of Rutherfords experiment?
The most surprising fact about Rutherford's experiment is that some of the atoms bounced backwards while others scattered.
What did Rutherfords gold foil experiment help him conclude?
That the mass of an atom is mostly located in a small nucleus.
What did ernest rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?
The conclusion was that an atom has a nucleus (center) with a positive charge.
In Rutherfords gold foil experiment particles in dense atomic nuclei caused some alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil.?
positive
What is the significance of a variable during an experiment?
a variable can throw the whole experiment off and will have to be repeated.
What caused deflection in rutherfords gold foil experiment?
The positively charged nucleus caused deflection. Positive charge is because of protons inside nucleus.
What was the significance of Rutherfords work?
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.
