What is Ernst Rutherford famous for? and Why?? Please help me!!?

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What is Ernst Rutherford famous for? and Why?? Please help me!!?

2007-07-31 21:57:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Rutherford was famous for his work on the structure of the atom
These consisted of his famous Orbital Theory and his Gold foil experiment
An element Rutherfordium has been named in his honour

To find out more about him and his theory check out this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford

2007-07-31 22:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by Aamil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Showing that the atom consisted of a dense inner positive part, the nucleus.

2007-08-01 05:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋