Rutherford Scattering (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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In which year did Rutherford realize that most of the atom was empty space?
In which year did Rutherford realize that 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 did the fact that most particles went straight through show about the atom?
What did the fact that most particles went straight through show about the atom?
Most of it 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 indicate about the nucleus?
What did the slight deflection of some particles indicate about the nucleus?
It must be charged
By what angle were a few particles deflected in the gold foil experiment?
By what angle were a few particles deflected in the gold foil experiment?
90°
What did large angle deflections (>90°) show about the nucleus?
What did large angle deflections (>90°) show about the nucleus?
It contained most of the mass
Who carried out the gold foil experiment?
Who 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 according to the Rutherford model?
What is at the center of the atom according to the Rutherford model?
A positive nucleus
Where are negative electrons in the Rutherford model?
Where are negative electrons in the Rutherford model?
In a cloud around the nucleus