Alpha scattering experiments
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Describe the scattering experiment
A beam of alpha particles was aimed at a very thin gold foil and their passage through was detected
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results and conclusions from it
Some passed straight through proving atom is mostly empty space
Some deflected/repelled so proved the nucleus was positively charged
Some bounced straight back showing there is a mass
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Who carried out this experiment
Ernest Rutherford
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Main conclusion from this experiment
Conclusion that the mass of an atom was concentrated at the centre (nucleus) and that the nucleus is positively charged
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