Out of the choices given, the part of the atom that forms chemical bonds are the outermost electrons. The correct answer is B.
Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed the density of atoms.
<span>The experiment proved that most of an atom is empty space with a very small positively charged nucleus in the middle.
So, from the given statements he following is true:
</span><span>Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed </span>the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom.
Half reaction 1: 2Fe° → Fe₂³⁺ + 6e⁻ /×2.
4Fe° → 2Fe₂³⁺ + 12e⁻.
Iron is oxidized from neutral charge (0) to oxidation number +3, one iron lose three electrons, two irons lose six electrons and four irons twelve electrons.
Half reaction 2: 12e⁻ + 3O₂ → 2O₃²⁻
Oxygen is reduced from neutral chage to oxidation number -2, one oxygen gain two electrons, six oxygens gain twelve electrons.
Balanced chemical reaction: 4Fe + 3O₂ → 2Fe₂O₃.
