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First he took gold and made a sheet that was absurdly thin. Gold is soft and doesn't fall apart easily so it was ideal for this purpose.
Then he used a known method of producing alpha particles(which are actually nucleus's of helium we found out later), and shot them at the gold foil. in a nearly complete circle around the gold foil he had detectors for this "radiation" (he had an opening where the radiation gun was). nearly all of the "pellets" went straight through the foil without any damage to it or distortion to the particles. A few seemed to bounce off, as they were detected behind the foil and more or less random. He said that this rebound was like a 6 inch artillery shell being fired at a sheet of tissue paper and for it to come straight back.
He then put forward the idea of nucleus's and empty space 'as the fly in the cathedral' which overturned the previous nugget theories (and a bunch of others).
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What makes up most of the volume of an atom?
the electron cloud. some people say that's its mostly made up of "nothing" , but that is incorrect. it has to have SOMETHING in it or else it wouldn't be an atom, no? and yes i have done research on this, so i know that my answer is 100% accurate.
What did Rutherford infer as a result of his observations?
Rutherford Discovered Many key factors of the atom. Especially about Protons and Electrons. He Did Not Know about neutrons. He Concluded That The atoms electron cloud was positive and electron floated around it like chocolate chips in a cookie.
What did Democritus conclude about atomic structure?
Democritus stated that if you cut a gold into its smallest piece a piece wherein it can't be cut anymore is what he called atomos. Which in Greek "A" means not and "TOMOS" means cut.
How do you find the chemical element of an atom?
If you know how many protons the atom has, then that can tell you what element from the periodic table is classifying the atom.
What is the region around the nucleus where electrons are found?
The electron cloud. An electron cloud is a volume or region in the atom where it is likely to find or detect an electron. It is actually really hard to detect an electron because an atom is mostly empty space, electrons are orbiting the nucleus at almost the speed of light so they orbit really fast, the electrons are very tiny and may be point like since we don't really know the volume or size of the electron, and an atom in reality is 3 dimensional which the electron cloud and orbitals is 3 dimensional. Since electrons are so hard to detect then they would call this volume or region of the atom an electron cloud because the electron cloud is a volume or region where they know that electrons are likely to be there even if they are hard to find. Or maybe the electron cloud is where they can also know the different sub- orbitals or subshells of the electrons.
How do you know that atom is mostly empty space?
The electrons are repelled by the protons, which causes then to be farther away. If the nucleus was the size of a marble, then the atom would be the size of a football stadium. Correction: Electrons are not repelled by the protons but are attracted to them. Opposite charges attract.
What makes up most of the volume of an atom?
the electron cloud. some people say that's its mostly made up of "nothing" , but that is incorrect. it has to have SOMETHING in it or else it wouldn't be an atom, no? and yes i have done research on this, so i know that my answer is 100% accurate.
How did Rutherford know an atom was mostly empty pace?
Most of his test particles (alpha particles) when straight through.
How did Ernest Rutherford know that atoms was mostly empty space?
> because he is smart lol TROLL
Does it make sense to say that a textbook is about 99.9 percent empty space?
No, it doesn't make sense to say that a textbook is about 99.9 percent empty space. A textbook is filled with information, illustrations, text, and other content, so it is not accurate to describe it as mostly empty space.
How did Rutherford know that atom was mostly space?
Most of the particles went through the gold foil, but only a few bounced back.
What is one of Dalton's theories that has been disproved?
Dalton theorized that an atom was a tiny solid sphere. Today we know that atoms are not solid, in fact are mostly open space.
Who named space space?
A group of scientists decided to name space "space" because they saw how empty it is and how much space there is in what we now know as "space".
How did Rutherford's know that an alpha was mostly empty space?
most of the particles went through the gold foil, but only a few bounced back. answered by: Cherry Perez (Zamboanga City) ^______^
Can gamma rays travel through empty space?
Yes, gamma waves can Travel through empty space I am just kidding! I really don't know!
If there are the areas of 'nothingness' in outer space what actually is there?
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.
What did Rutherford infer as a result of his observations?
Rutherford Discovered Many key factors of the atom. Especially about Protons and Electrons. He Did Not Know about neutrons. He Concluded That The atoms electron cloud was positive and electron floated around it like chocolate chips in a cookie.
