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Which statement is most likely true?
Ernest Rutherford’s experiment led to the nuclear model of the atom.
Ernest Rutherford’s experiment established the plum pudding model of the atom.
Robert Millikan’s postulates form the most accepted theory for the atomic structure.
Robert Millikan’s results had little impact on determining of the charge of an electron.
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"Ernest Rutherford’s experiment led to the nuclear model of the atom." — True.
Rutherford's gold‑foil (alpha scattering) experiment showed most alpha particles passed through thin foil but some were strongly deflected, implying atoms have a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus. That overturned the plum‑pudding model. Millikan did measure the electron's charge (oil‑drop), so his work was important, not negligible.
Rutherford's gold‑foil (alpha scattering) experiment showed most alpha particles passed through thin foil but some were strongly deflected, implying atoms have a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus. That overturned the plum‑pudding model. Millikan did measure the electron's charge (oil‑drop), so his work was important, not negligible.
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