Ernest Rutherford contributed to the atomic theory by discovering that the atom is mostly empty space.
He can to that conclusion because he fired alpha particles at gold foil, which was so thin that it was only around .00004 cm thick, and while almost all shot straight through, some actually bounced back!
He likened it to shooting a 15-inch round(bullet) at tissue paper, only to have it bounce right back at you! Based on this, he theorized that the atom is mostly empty, which is why a majority of the particles passed right through, but in the very center of the atom there is a super-dense structure called a nucleus that held a majority of the atom's mass. This super-dense mass would be more than massive enough to deflect the particle, should they collide.
The court of Appeals is tasked to determine whether or not the law is applied correctly in the trial court. The Appeals courts consist of three judges and don't use a jury. The court of Appeals don't retry cases or hear new evidence but review the procedures and decisions made by the trial court to ensure that the proceedings were fair and proper law was applied correctly.
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As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.
The most accurate description of Bartolomeu Dias would be that "<span>b. He was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa", since this was his primary mission. </span>
