Gold foil experiment- Rutherford (Edexcel GCSE Physics): 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 most particles do in the gold foil experiment?
What did most particles do in the gold foil experiment?
Went straight through
What does the fact that most particles went straight through prove about the atom?
What does the fact that most particles went straight through prove about the atom?
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 does the slight deflection of some particles indicate about the nucleus?
What does the slight deflection of some particles indicate about the nucleus?
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?
Deflected by >90°
What does the deflection of particles by >90° indicate?
What does the deflection of particles by >90° indicate?
Nucleus contained most of the mass
Who actually carried out the gold foil experiment?
Who actually 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 centre of the atom in the Rutherford model?
What is at the centre of the atom in the Rutherford model?
A positive nucleus
Where do negative electrons exist in the Rutherford model?
Where do negative electrons exist in the Rutherford model?
In a cloud around the nucleus
What type of particle was used in the gold foil experiment?
What type of particle was used in the gold foil experiment?
particles