IB Physics HL E 1 1 Rutherford Experiment Questions

Use HL Rutherford-scattering evidence to infer the nuclear model, interpreting most-particle transmission, rare large deflections and scattering-angle distributions.

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describe the Geiger–Marsden alpha-scattering observations, including most alpha particles passing through and a small fraction being strongly deflected
infer that nearly all positive charge and mass occupy a tiny dense nucleus, with electrons outside it, from the observed scattering pattern
interpret scattering-angle or count-rate graphs and explain how large-angle deflections support the nuclear model

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Rutherford constructed a model of the atom based on the results of the alpha particle scattering experiment. Describe this model.

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