Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment
Rutherford's gold foil experiment
Ernest Rutherford's most famous experiment is the gold foil experiment. A beam of alpha particles was aimed at a piece of gold foil. Most alpha particles passed through the foil, but a few were scattered backward. This showed that most of the atom is empty space surrounding a tiny nucleus.
What were the main findings of the gold foil experiment?
Summary. Bombardment of gold foil with alpha particles showed that a very small percentage of alpha particles were deflected. The nuclear model of the atom consists of a small and dense positively charged interior surrounded by a cloud of electrons.
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