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Rutherford's experiment revealed the atom's nucleus by bombarding gold foil with alpha particles.
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5 componentsKey Parts to Explore
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Gold Foil
Thin sheet of gold atoms bombarded by alpha particles
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Alpha Particle Source
Emits positively charged helium nuclei
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Fluorescent Screen
Detects deflected particles
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Nucleus
Tiny, dense center of the atom
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Did You Know?
Rutherford initially thought the results were 'as if you fired a 15-inch shell at tissue paper and it came back and hit you'!
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#rutherford#gold foil#alpha particle#nucleus#scattering#experiment#atomic model
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