Gold foil experiment - Rutherford (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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In which year did Rutherford realise most of the atom was empty space?
In which year did Rutherford realise most of the atom was empty space?
1911
What did Rutherford realise about the atom from the Gold Foil Experiment?
What did Rutherford realise about the atom from the Gold Foil Experiment?
Most of it was empty space
What happened to most particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
What happened to most particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
They went straight through
What did the fact that most particles went straight through show?
What did the fact that most particles went straight through show?
Most of the atom is empty space
What happened to some particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
What happened to some particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
They were slightly deflected
What did the slight deflection of some particles show?
What did the slight deflection of some particles show?
The nucleus must be charged
What happened to a few particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
What happened to a few particles in the Gold Foil Experiment?
They were deflected by >90°
What did the deflection of particles by >90° show?
What did the deflection of particles by >90° show?
Nucleus contained most of the mass
Who physically carried out the Gold Foil Experiment?
Who physically carried out the Gold Foil Experiment?
Geiger and Marsden
In which year was the Rutherford Model of the atom proposed?
In which year was the Rutherford Model of the atom proposed?
1913
What is at the center of the atom in the Rutherford Model?
What is at the center of the atom in the Rutherford Model?
A positive nucleus