answersLogoWhite

0

Yes. In 1908, Rutherford conducted an experiment of shooting a beam of alpha particles through a sheet of tinfoil. Most of the alpha particles went straight through the foil, which proves that there are empty spaces in atoms. And the rest of the particles that didn't go straight through the foil are deflected at acute angles, those particles are deflected by the positive nucleus in the center of the atoms.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Do atoms contian empty space?

Yes they do.


The body is made of?

The body is made of bones,fat,cells,blood,and atoms. Because of atoms your body is mostly empty space The body is made of bones,fat,cells,blood,and atoms. Because of atoms your body is mostly empty space The body is made of bones,fat,cells,blood,and atoms. Because of atoms your body is mostly empty space


What discovery demostrated that atoms are mostly empty space?

bohr


What makes up the most the volume of atoms?

Empty space.


Can travel though empty space?

Yes, you can travel through empty space. The Sun, Earth, moon, satellites, space ships, atoms, and subatomic particles all travel through empty space. Greater than 99.999% of matter is empty space.


Transfer of thermal energy through atoms contacting other atoms?

Not likely. Atoms are mostly empty space.


What is between the helium atoms in a helium balloon?

When you look at atoms at that small of a level, between them you actually have empty space- nothing at all like in space. Even between the nucleus and its electrons of an atom itself there is a lot of empty space.


Who discovered that atoms were mostly empty space?

Rutherford, with his gold foil experiment.


Why can we state that most of the volume of matter such as the tabletop you are writing on is actually empty space?

Most of the volume of matter, like a tabletop, is considered empty space because the atoms that make up matter are mostly empty space themselves. Atoms consist of a small, dense nucleus surrounded by electrons orbiting at a relatively large distance from the nucleus. So while matter may appear solid, it is mostly made up of empty space within the atomic structure.


What is a region empty of matter called?

A region empty of matter is called a vacuum. It is a space devoid of particles, atoms, and molecules.


Conducted experiments that indicated that atoms largely consist of empty space?

Lord Rutherford


Are gold atoms composed of mostly matter or empty space?

All atoms are mostly empty space, as the electromagnetic repulsion between atomic nuclei keep them from reaching each other (except under extreme pressure, as in the center of stars).