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never heard of Rutherford famous gold foil experiment?
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Particles fired at gold foil some going straight through?
theyre called pie atoms.
What happened to the alpha particles as they hit the gold foil?
They stop.
What causes some of the alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil?
Alpha particles are composed of two neutrons and two protons, so they have a positive charge. When the alpha particles bounced straight back from the gold foil, this indicated that they had hit a particle of like charge, in other words a positively charged particle in the gold foil, which repelled the alpha particle.
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment what particles were fired at a thin piece of gold?
I believe they are called the Alpha particles and yes, they did pass through a sheet of gold foil.
What was the fate of the vast majority of alpha particles in rutherford's gold-foil experiment?
They traveled through the empty spaces of the gold foil.
What did Rutherford observe that suprised him?
Most of the alpha particles shot at the gold foil went straight through the foil
What did Rutherford observed that surprise him?
Most of the alpha particles shot at the gold foil went straight through the foil.
When Rutherford performed his metal foil experiment did the alpha particles pass straight through the foil or bounce back?
The alpha particles beam is scattered.
Particles fired at gold foil some going straight through?
theyre called pie atoms.
What was the conclusion of Rutherford's gold foil experiment in terms of an atom's mass and volume?
Rutherford found that when when he aimed alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil, that some of the particles were deflecteted and didn't go straight through the foil. The reason for this turned out the be that they ran into the nucleus. Most of the particles did go straight through, so Rutherford concluded that the atom was mostly empty space. He also concluded that the center of the atom contained the nucleus and had positively charged particles he called protons.
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment particles in dense atomic nuclei caused some alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil.?
positive
In Rutherfords gold foil experiment particles in dense atomic nuclei caused some alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil.?
positive
What happened to the alpha particles as they hit the gold foil?
They stop.
What causes some of the alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil?
Alpha particles are composed of two neutrons and two protons, so they have a positive charge. When the alpha particles bounced straight back from the gold foil, this indicated that they had hit a particle of like charge, in other words a positively charged particle in the gold foil, which repelled the alpha particle.
What are the main ideas of e Rutherford gold foil experiment?
basically, Rutherford shot postively charged particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. most of the particles passed straight through, but some bounced off at sharp angles. This implies that most of the atom is empy space (which is why most of the particles go straight throught) , but there is a positively charged nucleus at the center (which repels the postively charged particles, so if a particle hits the nucleus, it bounces off )
Where did most of the alpha particles fired at the foil go in the gold foil experiment?
Most of them went right through.
What feature of rutherfords gold foil expirement was most surprising to those who carried out the expirement?
Some alpha particles deflected, some went straight through and come were deflected.
