2. Atoms & Elements

What did Rutherford's gold foil experiment demonstrate about the atomic nucleus?

Which statement best summarizes the importance of Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment?

Who developed the gold foil experiment that led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus?

What was the major discovery made by Rutherford in his gold foil experiment?

Which statement best describes what Rutherford concluded from the motion of the particles in his gold foil experiment?

Which scientist developed the nuclear model of the atom based on the results of the gold foil experiment?

Which of the following is a strength of Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom?

In the gold foil experiment,

Rutherford's experiment with alpha particle scattering by gold foil established that