Gold Foil Experiment Flashcards
1
Q
what was the gold foil experiment?
A
positively charged particles were shot into a thin sheetof gold foil
they passed through the gold atoms in the sheet without changing course at all
2
Q
what were the positively charged particles called?
A
bullets
3
Q
what did some of the bullets do?
A
bounced away from the sheet like hitting a something solid
4
Q
what did Rutherford conclude?
A
positive charges repel other positive charges and so atoms must have small positively charged nucleus
