What Did Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment Tell About the Atom
Rutherford devised an experiment to probe atomic structure which involved firing positively charged alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. Cambridge International AS A Level Chemistry Workbook with Digital Access 2 Years 3 ed 1108859054 9781108859059. Ernest Rutherford S Gold Foil Experiment Atomic Theory Modern Physics Chemistry Lessons This workbook with digital access is. . The alpha particles were so small they could pass through the gold foil and according to Thomsons model which showed the positive charge diffused over the entire atom the should do so with little or no deflection.