Question

explain Rutherford gold foil experiment​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Description

The scientists bombarded a thin gold foil of thickness approximately 8.6 x 10-6 cm with a beam of alpha particles in vacuum. They used gold since it is highly malleable, producing sheets that can be only a few atoms thick, thereby ensuring smooth passage of the alpha particles. A circular screen coated with zinc sulphide surrounded the foil. Since the positively charged alpha particles possess mass and move very fast, it was hypothesized that they would penetrate the thin gold foil and land themselves on the screen, producing fluorescence in the part they struck.

In line with the plum pudding model, since the positive charge of atoms was evenly distributed and too small as compared to that of the alpha particles, the deflection of the particulate matter, if any, was predicted to be less than a small fraction of a degree.

Observation

Though most of the alpha particles behaved as expected, there was a noticeable fraction of particles that got scattered by angles greater than 90 degrees. In fact, there were about 1 in every 2000 particles that got scattered by a full 180 degree, that is, they simply retraced their path after hitting the gold foil.

Conclusion

The unexpected outcome could have only one explanation – a highly concentrated positive charge at the center of an atom that caused an electrostatic repulsion of the particles strong enough to bounce them back to their source. The particles that got deflected by huge angles passed close to the said concentrated mass. Most of the particles passed undeviated as there was no obstruction to their path, proving that the majority of an atom is empty.

In addition to the above, Rutherford drew the conclusion that since the dense alpha particles could be deflected by the central core, it shows that almost the entire mass of the atom is concentrated there. Rutherford named it the “nucleus” after performing the experiment in various gases. He also used materials other than gold for the foil, though the gold foil version gained the most popularity.

He further went on to reject the plum pudding model and developed a new atomic structure called the planetary model in which a vastly empty atom holds a tiny nucleus at the center surrounded by a cloud of electrons. His version holds good even today.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Hey mate Here Are some Points on this Experiment:

• Rutherford Took A Gold Foil Which Was so thin that It only Consisted 1000 atoms of gold in width.
• He then Fired Alpha particles On the Gold Foil.
• He then Observed that many of the particles Passed straight from the foil
• Observation 2:He also Observed that Some Of the Particles deflected with a slight change in Angle
• Observation 3:He observed that 1 out of every 14000 paricle was Getting Rebounced with an Angle of 180°

• Conclusion

1. Atoms have Many Space between them.
2. They Have a small sized charged nucleus which itself has the whole weight of the atom..!!

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