The Geiger-Marsden experiment by Rutherford's assistants used a variety of metal foils, among them iron and aluminum, to provide a thin, uniform electrostatic field*, through which alpha particles should have been able to pass with little effect. But the relatively large, heavy, and positively-charged gold nuclei substantially deflected a few alpha particles, indicating that the mass of an atom was mostly concentrated in its center, with an electron cloud occupying otherwise empty space around it.
* The greater the thickness of the material used, the more the alpha particles might be slowed, and they had to reach the detectors around the foil in sufficient numbers and with sufficient energy to trigger the counters.
Rutherford chose gold foil for his famous experiment because gold is malleable and can be made into very thin sheets, allowing for a higher degree of precision in the experiment. Additionally, gold is inert, meaning it is less likely to react with other substances and distort the results. Magnesium foil may be less suitable due to its reactivity and potential for interacting with the particles being used in the experiment.
No, magnesium and sulfur would not form an ionic compound because they are both nonmetals. Ionic compounds are formed between a metal and a nonmetal. Magnesium and sulfur would likely form a covalent compound instead.
No, magnesium (Mg) and oxygen (O) typically do not form covalent bonds. Instead, they are more likely to form ionic bonds due to their large difference in electronegativity. In an ionic bond, magnesium would donate electrons to oxygen, resulting in the formation of magnesium oxide (MgO).
You would just call it liquid magnesium, or molten magnesium which means the same thing.
If you add iron to a solution of magnesium sulfate, a displacement reaction would occur, where the iron would displace the magnesium in the sulfate compound. This would result in the formation of iron sulfate and magnesium metal.
No. Magnesium forms an ion with a 2+ charge while fluorine forms an ion with a 1- charge, so the resulting compound is MgF2. MgF3 would require magnesium to have a 3+ charge, which would be unstable.
Not by electromotive action; magnesium would replace copper instead. However, a divalent copper cation conceivably could replace a divalent magnesium ion in a complex mineral such as a silicate or aluminate.
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Magnesium needs to lose 2 electrons to complete its last shell, as it has 2 electrons in its outermost shell. By losing these 2 electrons, it will achieve a stable electron configuration similar to a noble gas.
Which of the following factors would cause a knowledgeable business writer to choose to send a business letter instead of an email message?
I'm sure that if there had ever been a President Rutherford he would have had a slogan. But since there has never been a President Rutherford I guess the answer would be "no". I wonder if you are really asking about President Rutherford B. Hayes......
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Yes, aluminum is more electronegative than magnesium thus, resulting in a single displacement reaction. The products would be magnesium + aluminumnitrate
Mg3N2 forms in insufficient air because magnesium reacts with nitrogen gas to form magnesium nitride. When there is not enough oxygen present, magnesium is more likely to react with nitrogen to form Mg3N2 rather than magnesium oxide (MgO).
Na would be the most different from Magnesium.
magnesium chloride
Magnesium is an element and can't have a career.
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