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I believe you are refering to Ernest Rutherford.
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What is the very small center core of the atom?
nucleus
Is the very small dense center of an atom?
Nucleus
What is the very small dense region of an atom?
The very small dense region of an atom is the nucleus. It contains protons and neutrons, which are tightly packed together at the center of the atom. Electrons orbit around the nucleus in the electron cloud.
What is the name of the very small negatively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom?
The small, negatively-charged particle in an atom is an electron. However, this is not in the nucleus. The small negative particles in the nucleus are down quarks, which are smaller than protons and electrons. Strange quarks and bottom quarks are also negative, but are not found in the nucleus.
What did Rutherford discover about the volume of the nucleus?
Rutherford discovered that the nucleus occupies a very small volume compared to the overall size of the atom. He found that the nucleus is extremely dense and contains nearly all the mass of the atom, while the rest of the atom is mostly empty space.
Where is almost of all of the mass of an atom located?
It is in the nucleus. Electrons are very small
Describe the experimental basis for believing that the nucleus occupies a very small fraction of the volume of the atom?
The experimental basis for believing that the nucleus occupies a very small fraction of the volume of the atom comes from the results of the Rutherford gold foil experiment. In this experiment, alpha particles were fired at a thin gold foil, and most particles passed straight through, indicating that the nucleus, where most of the atom's mass is concentrated, is very small compared to the overall size of the atom. This led to the development of the planetary model of the atom, where electrons orbit a small, dense nucleus.
What is the very small particle of an atom?
Electrons, protons, and nuetrons. electrons are outside the nucleus, and protons and nuetrons are inside the nucleus.
Is the nucleus a very small region of the atom?
No, the nucleus is a relatively small region located at the center of an atom. It contains protons and neutrons, while electrons orbit around the nucleus in the electron cloud. The nucleus contributes most of the atom's mass and has a positive charge.
What is the center of the atom?
The center of an atom is called the nucleus. It consists of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons, tightly packed together. The nucleus contains most of the atom's mass in a very small volume.
Does the nucleus accounts for only a small amount of the total volume of the atom?
Yes. The nucleus accounts for a very small volume, yet it accounts for all the positive charge and nearly all the mass of an atom. An atom is mainly composed of empty space.
Elaborate on what the nuclear model of the atom indicates about the volume in the atom.?
The nuclear model of the atom suggests that an atom is mostly empty space with a small, dense nucleus at the center. The volume of an atom is therefore primarily occupied by this empty space, with the nucleus accounting for a very small portion of the total volume.
