Not until around 1910 when Ernest Rutherford doubted the already existing atomic model. Rutherford was not convinced about the model of the atom proposed by Thomson. He thus set up his now famous Gold Foil Experiment. 1. He fired alpha particles (positively charged) at a gold foil.😮 2. He measured the deflection as the particles came out the other side.🤥 3. Most of the particles did not deflect at all. Every now and then a particle would deflect all the way back.🤔 4. He said that there must be a positive centre of the foil. He called this centre the nucleus🙄. Let's look at what he got from his experiment. RUTHERFORD’S ATOMIC MODEL (AKA THE PLANETARY MODEL) 1. The nucleus of the atom is a dense mass of positively charged particles. 2. The electrons orbit the nucleus 3. A problem raised was: Why are the negatively charged particles not attracted by the positively charged nucleus🤔 4. Rutherford stated that the atom was like a mini solar system and that the electrons orb
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