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Rutherford Experiment Worksheet

Ernest Rutherford discovered protons and the nucleus through his gold foil experiments. His results differed greatly from the plum pudding model, with most alpha particles passing through but some rebounding at sharp angles. This led Rutherford to conclude that the positive charge and mass of atoms are highly concentrated in a small nucleus at the center.

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Rutherford Experiment Worksheet

Ernest Rutherford discovered protons and the nucleus through his gold foil experiments. His results differed greatly from the plum pudding model, with most alpha particles passing through but some rebounding at sharp angles. This led Rutherford to conclude that the positive charge and mass of atoms are highly concentrated in a small nucleus at the center.

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Grade 8 Chemistry

Chapter 2: Atoms and the Periodic Table


2.3 Inside Atoms

Name ______________ Date ______________ Section ______________

 The discovery of the Protons and the Nucleus by Ernest Rutherford’s

1) Use the diagram to answer the questions.

a) What kind of particles do the arrows represent? What is the charge of the particles?

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b) Which diagram depicts the plum pudding model of an atom?

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c) Which diagram depicts Rutherford’s actual results from his gold foil experiment? How did the
actual results differ from the expected results?

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d) What did Rutherford conclude from the results of his experiment?


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e) Explain why Rutherford expected the alpha particles to pass through the plum pudding
model of the atom with little or no deflection.
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