Nuclear Reactors, Fission and Fusion Flashcards
Goes over N8-14
1
Q
Describe the process of Rutherford Scattering?
A
Background:
Was an experiment into the atom which disproved the Plum Pudding Model.
Process:
They shot alpha particles into a vaccum at a thin sheet of gold metal and detected where they deflected.
2
Q
How did Rutherford Scattering prove atoms were mostly free space?
A
Most of the alpha particles traveled through the gold leaf.
3
Q
How did Rutherford Scattering prove that atoms had a positively charged nucleus?
A
Some of the alpha particles deflected at large angles.
