Question

Place Rutherford discover and the broader history of the atom

Answer 1

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Ernest Rutherford is known for his pioneering studies of radioactivity and the atom. He discovered that there are two types of radiation, alpha and beta particles, coming from uranium. He found that the atom consists mostly of empty space, with its mass concentrated in a central positively charged nucleus.

Explanation:

History of atom

The basic idea that matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles is very old, appearing in many ancient cultures such as Greece and India. The word atom is derived from the ancient Greek word atomos, which means "uncuttable". This ancient idea was based in philosophical reasoning rather than scientific reasoning, and modern atomic theory is not based on these old concepts. That said, the word "atom" itself was used throughout the ages by thinkers who suspected that matter was ultimately granular in nature.[1][2] It has since been discovered that "atoms" can be split, but the misnomer is still used

Answer 2

Rutherford is famous for the discovery of two types of radiation that are alpha and beta particles from Uranium and the discovery of atoms.

• Ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Leucippus described the concept of atoms as indivisible building blocks of matter.
• The idea of indivisibility was further explored by a number of scientists like Newton, Dalton, Boyle, Galileo, etc.
• John Dalton based on his experiments with atmospheric gases gave the first modern atomic theory.
• Rutherford discovered that the atom is an empty space in which the mass of the atom is concentrated in the central nucleus.