who was the scientist responsible for proving the atom was not just made up of empty space?

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who was the scientist responsible for proving the atom was not just made up of empty space?

2006-12-10 07:36:36 · 3 answers · asked by soccashortie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Don't you mean who was the scientist responsible for proving the atom IS mostly empty space?

Ernest Rutherford is given the credit for interpreting the scattering data produced by his assistants Geiger and Marsden in the famous gold foil experiment.

2006-12-10 07:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by The Old Professor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ernest Rutherford.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford

2006-12-10 07:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Look up the Geiger-Marsden Experiment.

2006-12-10 07:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋