Rutherford scattering experiment simulation with measuring cylinder and balls

Dodany: Feb 7, 2012

Od: EeyoreTiggerPooh2

Czas: 1:10

GCSE group recreating Rutherford's famous experiment (1911) that led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus. Here, the atom is represented by the circle and you have to imagine you have no idea there is a measuring cylinder (nucleus) in the middle. The measuring cylinder and its diameter are 'discovered' by bombardment with balls (alpha particles). Most miss, telling us that the atom is mostly empty space, A few a deflected and this reveals that the atom has a nucleus and it is very small.

Kanał: Education

Tagi: rutherford  scattering  alpha particle scattering  discovery of the nucleus  physics  atom  model of atom  simulation  experiment 


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