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Flashcards by Sarah Collinson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Collinson
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What was the early model of the atom known as? | The plum pudding model |
| What was the Rutherford experiment? | Alpha particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold foil in a vacuum chamber |
| What were the results of the Rutherford experiment? | - Most particles passed straight through the foil - Some were deflected to varying degrees - Very few were deflected straight back |
| What did the results of Rutherford's experiment prove about atoms? | - Most passed through - most of the atom is empty space - Some deflected to different degrees - there is a positively charged core - A few were deflected back - the core is very dense |
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