illustration of rutherfords model

After the discovery of the radioactive particles, Rutherford performed an experiment where he bombarded a thin sheet of gold with a particles obtained from a radioactive substance. On striking the gold foil some of the a particles scattered and produced flashes on a zinc sulphide (Zn..

On the basis of the scattering experiment, Rutherford described the structure of the atom as: An atom consists of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that move around it. The positive charge of the nucleus is due to the protons. Electrons and neutrons are held toget..

The atom of an element consists of a small, positively charged nucleus in the centre, which carries almost the entire mass of the atom. The electrons are revolving around the nucleus at high speed. The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of protons. Hence it is electricall..

Rutherford's Atom Model (Main Features) - (i) Every atom consists of a nucleus containing the entire +ve charge. The whole mass of atom is concentrated at this core. (ii) The size of the nucleus i.e., 10 - 1 5 m is very small compared to the size of the atom (i.e., 10 - 1 0 m). ..

Every atom consists of a nucleus containing the entire +ve charge. The whole mass of atom is concentrated at this cor..

After the discovery of electrons and protons it was necessary to know how these particles are arranged within the atom. Various scientists tried to describe this structure and after subsequent improvements through experiments, the structure of an atom is well defined tod..

The atom of an element consists of a small, positively charged nucleus in the centre, which carries almost the entire mass of the atom. The electrons are revolving around the nucleus at high speed. The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of protons. Hence it is electricall..

J.J.Thomson proposed the first simple and most primitive model in 1898, which considered an atom to be a sphere of uniform positive charge into which the negatively charged electrons were embedded. This model was like a plum pudding dotted with raisins and was thus called as 'p..

) This model could not explain the large angle scattering of alpha particles by thin metal foils. Thomson won his Nobel Prize for his discovery of electrons in cathode rays and Rutherford for ascertaining the nature of nucleus and its radi..

Bohr's Model of an Atom - Rutherford's model had a major drawback. It could not explain why ultimately electrons did not fall into the nucleus by taking a spiral path. This was in concurrence with the electromagnetic theory that states 'if a charged particle undergoes ..