The variable is what changes during an experiment. Hopefully this helped! :)
Rutherford used gold for his scattering experiment because gold is the most malleable metal and he wanted the thinnest layer as possible. The goldsheet used was around 1000 atoms thick. Therefore, Rutherford selected a Gold foil in his alpha scatttering experiment.
1. Solids
- definite volume & shape
- little energy
-vibrate in place
- very incompressible
2. Liquids
- held together yet can still flow
The Ti 2+ ions is represented by electron configuration (Ar)3d2. Titanium is in atomic number 22 and its electronic configuration is (Ar)3d2 4s2. Titanium loss two electron that is 4s2 electrons hence the electronic configuration ( Ar)3d2. 4s2 is the valence electron hence it the one which is lost to form Ti2+
