Question
What properties did Rutherford use in the design of the gold foil experiment?
a
alpha particle's positive charge and electron's negative charge
b
alpha particle's negative charge and random distribution of protons
c
alpha particle's negative charge and gold foil's positive charge
d
positively charged electrons distributed in a uniform negative charge
a
alpha particle's positive charge and electron's negative charge
b
alpha particle's negative charge and random distribution of protons
c
alpha particle's negative charge and gold foil's positive charge
d
positively charged electrons distributed in a uniform negative charge
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
**a. alpha particle's positive charge and electron's negative charge.**
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, he used alpha particles, which are positively charged, and observed their interactions with a thin foil of gold. The experiment led to the conclusion that atoms have a small, dense, positively charged nucleus, around which electrons are distributed.
**a. alpha particle's positive charge and electron's negative charge.**
In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, he used alpha particles, which are positively charged, and observed their interactions with a thin foil of gold. The experiment led to the conclusion that atoms have a small, dense, positively charged nucleus, around which electrons are distributed.