How could an alpha particle pass straight through the metal foil and strike the center of the phosphor screen on the other side
without scattering at all?
1 answer:
I think you refer to Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment alpha particles pass through because of the enormous amount of empty space inside the atom.
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to have its trajectory affected the alpha particle has to pass "near" the nucleus to interact with the positive charge of the nucleus.
the fact is that internally the gold atoms are basically empty space and the nucleus represents only a small portion of the entire volume. only few alpha particles pass near the nucleus
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-gio-chealafi- hope this helps you, have a nice rest of the day. ily all!!
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to have its trajectory affected the alpha particle has to pass "near" the nucleus to interact with the positive charge of the nucleus.
the fact is that internally the gold atoms are basically empty space and the nucleus represents only a small portion of the entire volume. only few alpha particles pass near the nucleus
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-gio-chealafi- hope this helps you, have a nice rest of the day. ily all!!
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The question is incomplete, here is the complete question:
A chemist measures the amount of bromine liquid produced during an experiment. She finds that 766.g of bromine liquid is produced. Calculate the number of moles of bromine liquid produced. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
<u>Answer:</u> The amount of liquid bromine produced is 4.79 moles.
<u>Explanation:</u>
To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:
We are given:
Given mass of liquid bromine = 766. g
Molar mass of liquid bromine, = 159.8 g/mol
Putting values in above equation, we get:
Hence, the amount of liquid bromine produced is 4.79 moles.