What are main points of Rutherford theory?
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The Rutherford model shows that an atom is mostly empty space, with electrons orbiting a fixed, positively charged nucleus in set, predictable paths. Prior to Rutherford, the popular model of the atom was the plum pudding model, popularized by J.J.
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most of the alpha particle passed through the gold foil as undeflected. some of the alpha particle where deflected and this must be due to enormous replusive force showing that the positive charge of the atom is not spread throughout. calculation by the rutherford showed that the volume occupied by the nucleus is negligibly as compared to the total volume of atom
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