The Rutherford Experiment

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AS level Physics (GCSE) Flashcards on The Rutherford Experiment, created by Sarah Collinson on 01/05/2016.
Sarah Collinson
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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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