discovery of the nucleus

Ernest Rutherford, an energetic Scientist From New Zealand working in England, was studying the properties of particles spontaneously emitted by radioactive substances. Of particular interest was a positively charged, relatively heavy emission named alpha particle. Quantities of such particles ar..

Although Rutherford's model was enormously successful at explaining the scattering of alpha particles, there was a problem when the experimental data were used to calculate the mass of the nucleus. From the results of the scattering experiments, it was possible to calculate the char..

Search for the missing particle - Although Rutherford's model was enormously successful at explaining the scattering of alpha particles, there was a problem when the experimental data were used to calculate the mass of the nucleus. From the results of the scattering experiments, it was po..

The discovery of the phenomenon of radioactivity was purely accidental. In 1896, Henry Becquerel, a French scientist accidentally found that in presence of salt of uranium, photographic plates got heavily fogged even though they were wrapped in opaque paper. He concluded that the uranium ..

In 1896, the phenomenon of radioactivity was accidentally discovered by French scientist Henri Becquerel. He was performing experiments with uranium compounds. He accidentally placed a crystal of potassium uranyl sulphate over photographic plate wrapped with usual black paper. On developing the p..

Waldeyer is credited with the discovery of chromosomes in the year 1888 within the nucleus. He observed them as darkly stained bodies. However, it was the American William Sutton who noticed the similarities between the behaviour of the mendelian factors or genes and that ..

Structure of the Atom - Summary Atom is the smallest particle of an element, which maintains its identity throughout chemical and physical changes. Atoms are made up of three fundamental particles: electrons, protons and neutrons. Discharge tube experiments by William Crookes and J.J. Thomson led t..

Summary - Atoms are made up of three fundamental particles: electrons, protons and neutrons. Discharge tube experiments by William Crookes and J.J. Thomson led to the discovery of electron. Goldstein's experiment with the discharge tube having a perforated cathode led to the discover..

Chromosomes and Chromosome - Theory of Inheritance - Waldeyer is credited with the discovery of chromosomes in the year 1888 within the nucleus. He observed them as darkly stained bodies. However, it was the American William Sutton who noticed the similarities between the behavi..

Radioactivity - The discovery of the electron towards the end of the nineteenth century was the starting point of new avenues of research in science, which were to give physicists an insight into the structure and nature of the atoms of matter. In 1896, Henri Becquerel discovered that whe..