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Before Rutherford conducted the gold foil experiment, the "plum pudding" model proposed by J. J. Thomson offered an explanation for the structure of the atom. Rutherford, along with two of his associates Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, performed an experiment in which an extremely thin metal foil was fired with a beam of alpha particles. The results of the experiment were recorded accurately by another scientist who observed the frequency of alpha particles that passed through the foil unobstructed.

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The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. the ionic radius for na+ is 102 pm and for cl– is 181 pm. in going from na to cl in period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases? a. the inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do. b. the inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion. c. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. d. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. e. monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.

Calculate the frequency of a wave in a spring toy. the wave has a speed of 1.1 meters per second and a wavelength of 0.1 meters. *

Imagine if during the cathode ray experiment, the size of the particles of the ray was the same as the size of the atom forming the cathode. which other model or scientific observation would have also been supported? 1. this would support dalton's postulates that proposed the atoms are indivisible because no small particles are involved. 2. this would support bohr's prediction about electrons moving in orbits having specific energy. 3. this would support bohr's prediction about electrons being randomly scattered around the nucleus in the atom. 4. this would support dalton's postulates that proposed that atoms combine in fixed whole number ratios to form compounds.