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It demonstrated that there is positively charged nucleus and the atom is mostly empty spaced.

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What materials are needed for rutherfords gold foil experiment?

gold foil.


What did Ernest Rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate about an atom?

The conclusion was that an atom has a nucleus (center) with a positive charge.


What did ernest rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?

The conclusion was that an atom has a nucleus (center) with a positive charge.


Was Rutherfords theory tested and published?

yes it was tested by the gold foil experiment


What was ernest rutherfords's experiment?

he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil.


What was rutherfords experiment?

he shot tiny alpha particles throug a piece of gold foil. -Apex


What contribution to atomic theory was made by Geiger and Marsden in their gold foil experiment?

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In Rutherfords gold foil experiment particles in dense atomic nuclei caused some alpha particles to bounce straight back from the gold foil.?

positive


What did Rutherfords gold foil experiment help him conclude?

That the mass of an atom is mostly located in a small nucleus.


How did Rutherfords gold foil experiment tell scientists about the atomic structure?

That atoms have a positively charged nucleus.


Which statement is supported by the results of rutherfords gold foil experiment?

There is a dense, positively charged mass in the center of an atom.


What is the purpose of Earnest Rutherfords gold-foil experiment?

to find out if all element has the same mass or can pass through the tin foil in other words not all passed through