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What did Rutherford determine about the structure of the
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What did Rutherford determine about the structure of the atom from his gold-foil experiment?
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What did Rutherford determine about the structure of the atom from his gold-foil experiment?
ANSWER:Solution 20QP:Here, we are going to explain the structure of the atom from his gold-foil experiment.Step 1:In the gold-foil experiments, Rutherford discovered the complete structure of nucleus of an atom. Rutherford made some conclusions based on the experiment.1. Most of the part of an atom is empty.2. The mass of the atom is concentrated at the center of atom which is now called nucleus.3. The positively charged particles are present in the center of the atom.4. The charge on the nucleus of an atom is positive. Charge is equal to Z. e. where Z is charge number, e is charge of proton.5. The negatively charged particles i.e. electrons revolve around the central positive portion in different circular orbits.6. Central region (nucleus) is very small in size if compared to the size of atom.