A hard vacuum or interstellar space.
Space is not completely empty, but it is very close to a vacuum. The pressure in space is extremely low, with only a few particles per cubic meter. This makes space a very good vacuum compared to conditions on Earth.
Rutherford discovered that atoms are mostly empty space through his famous gold foil experiment. He observed that most of the alpha particles passed straight through the foil, indicating that atoms had a lot of empty space. The few particles that were deflected showed that the positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a small nucleus at the center.
In Rutherford's gold-foil experiment, when alpha particles were shot at gold foil, most passed straight through, but some were deflected at large angles. This led Rutherford to conclude that the atom is mostly empty space, with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the center that caused the deflections. The majority of the atom's volume is made up of this empty space, with the nucleus containing most of the atom's mass.
Most of the alpha particles that were shot at the foil were not altered in their paths by the foil. The vast majority of them went right through. But a few particles were deflected partially in their trajectories because they rebounded off of gold atoms. But the most interesting and rare of all was that a few alpha particles bounced a great deal backwards or even straight back along their original path. This indicated that the atoms of gold were largely empty space (most alpha particles were unaffected) but that they have some sort of massive center (which we now call the nucleus) that is very very small (very few hit it) but is quite dense (alpha particles that did hit it got knocked way off course). The results challenged the belief at the time that atoms were in fact like fruit cake, the cake made of some sort of positively charged material with little bits of electron fruit embedded in it. In short: the results showed that atoms are mostly empty space but with a very dense center which we now call the nucleus.
That space is called a vacuum. It is a region in which the pressure is significantly lower than the atmospheric pressure, leading to a sparse distribution of particles.
Space is not completely empty, but it is very close to a vacuum. The pressure in space is extremely low, with only a few particles per cubic meter. This makes space a very good vacuum compared to conditions on Earth.
Rutherford discovered that atoms are mostly empty space through his famous gold foil experiment. He observed that most of the alpha particles passed straight through the foil, indicating that atoms had a lot of empty space. The few particles that were deflected showed that the positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a small nucleus at the center.
In the gold foil experiment by Rutherford, most alpha particles passed through the gold foil, indicating that atoms are mostly empty space. The few particles that were deflected showed that the positive charge of the atom is concentrated in a small, dense nucleus, which explains why most of the particles passed through without being deflected.
A vacuum is a space devoid of matter, where the pressure is lower than atmospheric pressure. It is commonly found in outer space, with very few particles present.
most of the particles went through the gold foil, but only a few bounced back. answered by: Cherry Perez (Zamboanga City) ^______^
These areas of "nothingness" are mostly empty space, with a few stray atoms and other particles. There is also evidence for something called dark energy, which is somehow connected to the expansion of space. Scientists still do no know what this dark energy is.
When the beam of electrons passed through the gold foil, some were deflected at odd angles. This indicated the presence of a more massive portion of the atom that could be explained by the raisin pudding model.
Most alpha particles passed straight through the foil, suggesting that atoms are mostly empty space. Some alpha particles were deflected at small angles, indicating the presence of a small, dense nucleus. A few were even reflected back, showing that the nucleus is positively charged.
In Rutherford's gold-foil experiment, when alpha particles were shot at gold foil, most passed straight through, but some were deflected at large angles. This led Rutherford to conclude that the atom is mostly empty space, with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the center that caused the deflections. The majority of the atom's volume is made up of this empty space, with the nucleus containing most of the atom's mass.
Most of the alpha particles that were shot at the foil were not altered in their paths by the foil. The vast majority of them went right through. But a few particles were deflected partially in their trajectories because they rebounded off of gold atoms. But the most interesting and rare of all was that a few alpha particles bounced a great deal backwards or even straight back along their original path. This indicated that the atoms of gold were largely empty space (most alpha particles were unaffected) but that they have some sort of massive center (which we now call the nucleus) that is very very small (very few hit it) but is quite dense (alpha particles that did hit it got knocked way off course). The results challenged the belief at the time that atoms were in fact like fruit cake, the cake made of some sort of positively charged material with little bits of electron fruit embedded in it. In short: the results showed that atoms are mostly empty space but with a very dense center which we now call the nucleus.
That space is called a vacuum. It is a region in which the pressure is significantly lower than the atmospheric pressure, leading to a sparse distribution of particles.
The vast majority of the volume of space called the "Asteroid Belt" is just that; space. It's mostly empty, with a very few large bodies, thousands of medium-sized rocks, and millions of small rocks.