Who was the scientist that concluded that most of the atom was empty space?
2006-12-10 15:22:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Ernest Rutherford (through the gold foil experiments which disproved the plum pudding model)
2006-12-10 15:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rutherford of course.
He bombarded charged particles over a thin foil, contrary to his expectations most of the particles passed through the foil, very few were reflected back.
This observation made him conclude that most of the space in atom is empty, which allowed the particles to pass through.
2006-12-10 23:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by sudhir49garg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is an atom was as big as a city block, the nucleus and particles would be the size of a grain of sand and small rocks.
2006-12-10 23:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Edward 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry. all of the atom is empty space. atoms are not like regular solids.
2006-12-10 23:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_experiment
2006-12-11 01:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋