IB Physics SL E.1.1 Rutherford experiment Question Bank
Practise IB Physics SL/HL E.1.1 by applying rutherford experiment concepts to exam-style physics questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Physics SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- identify the relevant physical quantity, model or diagram
- apply the correct equation and units to the evidence
- justify the result using conservation laws, fields or energy relationships
E.1.1—Rutherford experiment question 1
[Maximum number: 4]
This question is in two parts. Part 1 is about the nuclear model of the atom and radioactive decay. Part 2 is about waves.
Part 1 Nuclear model of the atom and radioactive decay
Outline how the evidence supplied by the Geiger-Marsden experiment supports the nuclear model of the atom.
most undeflected/pass straight through; hence mostly empty space; few deflected; hence small dense nucleus; positive / positively charged;
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