Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment - Quick and Simple!

This chemistry video tutorial provides a basic introduction into Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment. He beamed a ray of alpha particles onto a gold foil and discovered that the atom was mostly empty space and contained a dense center with positive charge known as the nucleus.

Chemistry - Basic Introduction:

Scientific Notation Review:

Significant Figures Review:

Unit Conversion Problems:

Accuracy and Precision:

Density Practice Problems:

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Pure Substances & Mixtures:

Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Mixtures:

Physical and Chemical Changes:

Solids, Liquids, Gases, & Plasma:

Physical Vs Chemical Properties:

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Law of Conservation of Mass:

Law of Definite Proportions:

Law of Multiple Proportions:

Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment:

Cathode Ray Tube Experiment:

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Atoms - Basic Introduction:

Cations and Anions Explained:

Diatomic Elements & Molecules:

Elements, Atoms, & Molecules:

Protons, Neutrons, & Electrons:

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To summarize Rutherford's conclusions:
1. Atom is mostly empty space (most αlpha went through)

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