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In Rutherfords experiment why wouldn't the electrons in the atoms of the gold foil affect the paths of the alpha particles?
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∙ 15y ago
Electrons are so small that they have no affect. The alpha particles were 2 protons and 2 neutrons being shot thru, even though the electrons have a negative charge..they are so small and take up so little space, the alpha particles probably n ever even came near them.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoAn alpha particle is a stripped nucleus (of a helium atom) and is more than a thousand times as massive as an electron. Think of a train running over a tonka toy.
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∙ 15y agoBecause the size of the electrons relative to that of the alpha nucleus is too small to affect the attractive/repulsive forces.
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∙ 11y agoMost of the alpha particles passed through the foil as most of the nucleus is just empty space.
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