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There were actually two scientist who performed the experiment, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden but they did it under the direction of Ernest Rutherford.
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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.
What did Rutherford observe that suprised him?
Most of the alpha particles shot at the gold foil went straight through the foil
What is the type of the chemical bond of aluminum foil?
Metallic aluminum does not form chemical bonds, in all metals the outer electrons escape forming an "electron gas" that fills the bulk of the metal. This is why metals are both good electrical conductors and thermal conductors.
The gold foil experiment led to the conclusion that each atom in the foil was composed mostly of empty space because most alpha particles directed at the foil?
passed throught the foil
Are the atoms in the gold foil experiment a positive or negative charge?
Positively charged atoms, In Rutherford's experiment he bombarded an extremely thin piece of gold foil with alpha particles. Alpha particles are tiny, high energy, positively charged particles.
Why does sodium foil result with fewer alpha particles compared to gold foil?
Sodium nuclei are much smaller than gold nuclei. Therefore, more alpha particles will hit the larger nucleus of gold because it is a much bigger target.
What conducts heat better mirrors or foil?
A metallic foil (from gold, silver, copper).
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.
What happened to the alpha particles as they hit the gold foil?
They stop.
What keeps cold water cooler foil or plastic?
Plastic - Foil is metallic and conducts heat easier
What happen to the alpha as they hit the gold foil?
They stop.
Why did Rutherford do the gold foil experiment in a evacuated chamber?
Because he bombarded the alpha rays on thin foil of gold and alpha rays can not pass through air or gases.
Is aluminum foil compound?
No, it's a metallic element, Al.
What are the target areas in foil fencing?
In foil, the target area is from the neck, down to the groin, but it goes around to the back also.
What caused the deflection of the alpha particles in Rutherfords gold foil experiment?
A zinc sulfide coated screen surrounding the gold foil produced a flash of light whenever it was struck by an alpha particle. By noting where the flash occurred, the scientists could determine if the atoms in the gold foil deflected the alpha particles.
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.
Where did most of the alpha particles fired at the foil go in the gold foil experiment?
Most of them went right through.
