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The major shortcoming of Rutherford's model of the atom did not explain how the atom's negatively charged electrons occupy the space surrounding its positively charged nucleus. Rutherford's model included a small central nucleus of positive charge surrounded by a cloud of electrons.

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Was rutherfords model of the atom incorrect or incomplete explain answer?

Rutherford's model of the atom was incomplete. He proposed a model in which electrons orbit the positively charged nucleus like planets around the sun. However, this model failed to explain the stability of the atom and the energy levels of electrons. It was later improved upon by Niels Bohr's model, which incorporated quantum mechanics concepts to explain these phenomena.


How was rutherfords model similar to thomsons model and how was it different?

Rutherford's model was similar to Thomson's model in that both described atoms as having a positively charged center (nucleus) surrounded by negatively charged electrons. However, Rutherford's model differed in that he proposed that the majority of an atom's mass and positive charge was concentrated in the nucleus, with electrons orbiting around it, while Thomson's model suggested that the positive charge was uniformly distributed throughout the atom.


How did Rutherfords work help form the presentday model of the atom?

His experiment with the gold foil and the beam of positively charged particles proved that the nucleus of the atom is not solid. The beam past through the foil and bounced back. Rutherford's experiment contradicted Thomson's theory that an atom is solid.


Was rutherfords model of the atom incorrect or incomplete?

Rutherford's model of the atom was one that resembled the solar system. The nucleus took the place of the sun, at the centre. The electrons followed well-defined orbits around the nucleus so that it should be possible to determine the location and motion of the electrons. In fact, electrons orbit the nucleus in a cloud. It is not possible to know their position and momentum at the same time.


What was rutherfords experiment?

he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil. -Apex

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When was rutherfords model created?

Rutherfords Model is Rutherfords Model... thats it, its just a model.. go look it up on google images im sure you will figure it out by then.


How did Rutherfords model of the atom different from thomsons?

The Rutherford model involve a positive nucleus separated from electrons.


what did bohrs model of the atom include that rutherfords model did not have?

Niels Bohr introduced the notion of electronic orbits.


How did Rutherfords work help form the present day model of a atom?

The atomic model of Rutherford was a step in the historical development of the today concept of an atom.


What describes Rutherfords model of an atom?

Rutherford imagined the atom to be a particle with a thickly concentrated positive nucleus and electrons moving around it.


How did Rutherfords model describe the atom?

Negative electrons orbiting a positive nucleus much like the planets orbit the sun.


What is the name of the modern atom model?

The Bohr Model is the modern name used by scientist for a model of an atom, which is often referred to as the Rutherford-Bohr model due to the fact that Neils Bohr just improved Ernest Rutherfords model.


Was Rutherfords model of an atom incorrect or incomplete?

incorrect


How did Rutherfords findings change Thomsons plum pudding model?

Rutherford supposed that the atom had a central positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons.


What are the two aspect that Thompson's and Rutherfords model are similar?

Both Thompson's and Rutherford's models of the atom proposed that atoms consist of smaller particles. They both suggested that there is a central nucleus within the atom.


What were Thomsons and rutherfords key discoverirs about the atom?

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What did rutherfords gold foil tell about the atom?

That the atom Mostly consisted of empty space.- apex