which diagram best illustrates the atomic model that rutherford derived from his gold foil experiment?
which diagram best illustrates the atomic model that rutherford derived from his gold foil experiment?
Answer
Brief Explanations:
Rutherford's atomic model from the gold - foil experiment proposed a small, dense, positively - charged nucleus with electrons orbiting around it. The top diagram with a central positive nucleus and electrons in orbit represents this model. The bottom diagram is the Thomson's "plum - pudding" model.
Answer:
The top diagram (the one with a central positive nucleus and electrons in orbit around it)