Physics · Modern Physics - Atomic Structure
In Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment, most alpha particles passed straight through the thin gold foil, some deflected at small angles, and very few rebounded back. What key conclusion was drawn from these observations?
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- 1Electrons are statically embedded within a positively charged sphere.
- 2The positive charge and almost all the mass of the atom are concentrated in a tiny central nucleus.✓
- 3Positive charge is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of the atom.
- 4The atom is an indivisible, uniform solid sphere.
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The positive charge and almost all the mass of the atom are concentrated in a tiny central nucleus.
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