Which describes Ernest Rutherford's experiment? Positive particles are fired at gold foil. Most bounce back, but some pass through. Negative particles are fired at gold foil. Most bounce back, but some pass through. Positive particles are fired at gold foil. Most pass through, but some bounce back. Negative particles are fired at gold foil. Most pass through, but some bounce back.

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Lucy Odom

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23 June, 22:10

Which describes Ernest Rutherford's experiment? Positive particles are fired at gold foil. Most bounce back, but some pass through. Negative particles are fired at gold foil. Most bounce back, but some pass through. Positive particles are fired at gold foil. Most pass through, but some bounce back. Negative particles are fired at gold foil. Most pass through, but some bounce back.

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Romeo Hanna · Answer 1

Positive particles are fired at gold foil. Most pass through, but some bounce back describes Ernest Rutherford's experiment. This is how he established the Nuclear theory of an atom. He proved that atoms have inner cores which most of the mass contains it and is charged positive. This experiment led him also to the Nuclear model of an atom.