Question

Rutherford designed an experiment to determine the structure of an atom. Answer the

following in relation with experiment:

i. Name the element he selected for the experiment.

ii. Which subatomic particles were used by him?

iii. What observations in the experiment led Rutherford to make the following

conclusion:

a.most of the space in an atom is empty

b.nucleus is positively charged

iv. Mention the drawbacks of Rutherford’s model.​

Answer 1

Answer:

i )helium

ii) Alpha particles

iii) (i)Most of the space in an atom is empty. (ii)Whole mass of an atom is concentrated in its centre. (iii) Centre is positively charged

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