
The nucleus of an atom of the element is positively charged and atom has a hollow space inside it.
Explanation:
This experiment was conducted by Rutherford in this experiment. He placed a gold foil and surround it with a screen.
And He exposed gold foil in alpha particles rays in which he noticed that most rays passed through atom which conclude that atom has a large space, some rays get deflected and some reverse their path this show that the positive charge of nucleus of an atom.
The reactants side are the first ones in a chemical reaction.
In the north Atlantic the movement of tectonic plates(if that is what you meant by plates) is around.4 inches per year which is almost 1 cm but in the pacific area the movement is almost 2 inches which is more that four cm every year although some people say that they (in general not specific to any place in particular) travel in the range of 5-10 centimeters every year.