Rutherford experiment revision

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Thompsons model

the atom was a ball of positive charge with electrons evenly dotted through (like currents in a pudding)

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what type of particle was shone at gold leaf

He 2+ (alpha rays)

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why was gold leaf used?

they could slice it thin enough without it breaking

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Vacuum chamber

removes all excess atoms/particles from experiment to ensure the He2+ atom did not ionize the air

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zinc sulfide coating on screen