Plum Pudding Flashcards
1
Q
wha was the theory of the plum pudding?
A
a solid positive sphere which has electrons embedded within it
it has an equal density all the way through
2
Q
what did rutherford and marsden do
A
got a thin layer of gold
marsden and rutherford believed if they got alpha particles, and fired them at gold atoms, they would bounce back
in REALITY the majority went through
1/150 bounced back
