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Because it was something they could get very thin.
They wanted to see how atoms interacted with each other... because if some got through and some didn't it would mean there were a lot of spaces between the atoms, but if the foil was too thick it would defeat the purpose.
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What was rutherfords experiment?
he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil. -Apex
In Rutherfords gold foil experiment some of the aimed at gold atoms bounced back suggesting that a solid mass was at the center of the atom?
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, some of the Alpha particles aimed at gold atoms bounced back, suggesting that a solid mass was at the center of the atom.They suggested that most of the mass of the atom is concentrated at the center and the center is positively charged.
How did Rutherfords work help form the presentday model of the atom?
His experiment with the gold foil and the beam of positively charged particles proved that the nucleus of the atom is not solid. The beam past through the foil and bounced back. Rutherford's experiment contradicted Thomson's theory that an atom is solid.
Which statement is consistent with the results of Rutherford's gold foil experiment?
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment atoms are mostly empty space.
In Rutherfords gold foil experiment shown in Figure 4-1 alpha particles that bounce straight back from the foil have struck in the gold atoms?
No, they struck the nucleus of the atom. Since the alpha particles are positively charged and nucleus is positively charged as well, they repelled each other and alpha particles are repelled back
What materials are needed for rutherfords gold foil experiment?
gold foil.
Was Rutherfords theory tested and published?
yes it was tested by the gold foil experiment
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
What contribution to atomic theory was made by Geiger and Marsden in their gold foil experiment?
was wandering the smae thing but i think they just developed rutherfords theory by doing the gold foil experiment in depth
In Rutherfords gold foil experiment particles in dense atomic nuclei caused some alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil.?
positive
What did Rutherfords gold foil experiment help him conclude?
That the mass of an atom is mostly located in a small nucleus.
How did Rutherfords gold foil experiment tell scientists about the atomic structure?
That atoms have a positively charged nucleus.
What did Ernest Rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate about an atom?
The conclusion was that an atom has a nucleus (center) with a positive charge.
What did rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate?
It demonstrated that there is positively charged nucleus and the atom is mostly empty spaced.
What did ernest rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?
The conclusion was that an atom has a nucleus (center) with a positive charge.
Which statement is supported by the results of rutherfords gold foil experiment?
There is a dense, positively charged mass in the center of an atom.
