Characteristics of the Three Kinds of Emission
 

Characteristics of the Three Kinds of Emission problem 5


A thin metal foil is placed in a vacuum. -particles are fired at the foil and most go straight through. A very small proportion of the -particles are deflected through large angles. What does this prove?


  • There is a tiny nucleus in each atom

  • -particles are very small

  • There are neutrons in each atom

  • There are negative electrons in each atom


 

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