Question
What experiment did Rutherford conduct to discover the nucleus of an atom?
Responses
Gold foil experiment with alpha particles
Gold foil experiment with alpha particles
Cathode ray experiment
Cathode ray experiment
Planetary experiment
Planetary experiment
Plum Pudding experiment
Plum Pudding experiment
Responses
Gold foil experiment with alpha particles
Gold foil experiment with alpha particles
Cathode ray experiment
Cathode ray experiment
Planetary experiment
Planetary experiment
Plum Pudding experiment
Plum Pudding experiment
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Gold foil experiment with alpha particles**
In this experiment, Ernest Rutherford directed alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. He observed that while most of the particles passed through the foil, some were deflected at large angles, which led him to conclude that there was a small, dense nucleus at the center of the atom.
**Gold foil experiment with alpha particles**
In this experiment, Ernest Rutherford directed alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. He observed that while most of the particles passed through the foil, some were deflected at large angles, which led him to conclude that there was a small, dense nucleus at the center of the atom.