Physics: Year 10 Term 1: Rutherford's Experiment

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What happened to most of the alpha particles and what did this mean? (3)
Undeflected - most of the storm is empty space as they can pass through
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What happened to some alpha particles and what did this mean? (3)
Slightly deflected - positive in the centre as they were knocked off course by electrostatic repulsion
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What happened to a few of the alpha particles and what did this mean? (3)
Completely deflected - mass in the centre as something must have been there to bounce off of
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What material was the foil made of at which alpha particles were shot? (1)
Gold
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What was used to detect the particles that went through/rebounded? (1)
A curved detector screen around the setup
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In what year did the experiment occur? (1)
1914
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Card 2

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What happened to some alpha particles and what did this mean? (3)

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Slightly deflected - positive in the centre as they were knocked off course by electrostatic repulsion

Card 3

Front

What happened to a few of the alpha particles and what did this mean? (3)

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What material was the foil made of at which alpha particles were shot? (1)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What was used to detect the particles that went through/rebounded? (1)

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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