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4 November, 07:47

Summarize rutherford's model of an atom, and explain how he developed thus model based on the results of his famous gold-foil experiment

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  1. 4 November, 11:40
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    Rutherford's atomic structure model was revolutionary. Contrary to J. J. Thompson's "plum pudding" model (which consisted of a solid, even mixture of protons and electrons), Rutherford's model consisted of one small, positively charged, dense nucleus, a layer of empty space, and a layer of negatively charged electrons. He came to this conclusion through his gold-foil experiment. He shot a ray of alpha particles towards the thin gold foil, and to Rutherford's surprise, some of the rays reflected back instead of going straight through the foil as he originally thought.
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