Recall all the atomic models you described in task 1. Think about the results each model would predict for Rutherford’s gold foi
l experiment. Which atomic models does Rutherford’s experimental evidence support? Explain why these models are compatible with the experimental results. The models in task 1 were Dalton's, Thomson's, Rutherford's, and Bohr's.
Experimental evidence of Rutherford best supports the Bohr's model of the atom.
Rutherford performed the gold foil experiment in which he bombarded thin gold foil with alpha particles. He found that most of the particles passed through with just few bouncing back.
With this knowledge, he proposed the nuclear model of the atom. The model suggests that an atom is made up of a positively charge dense center and a large space outside where electrons revolves.
The Bohr's model of the atom was based on quantum mechanics proposed by Planck.
He assumed the Rutherford's model and suggested that the extranuclear space is made up of electrons in spherical orbits around the nucleus.
