Chemistry GCSE
Experimental testing of models
What Experimental testing of models means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The model was later tested by the alpha particle scattering experiment, in which most alpha particles passed straight through gold foil but a few were deflected strongly.
Topics that use Experimental testing of models
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- Acceptance of scientific models
- Alpha particle scattering
- Atomic number
- Development of the atomic model
- Discovery of the neutron
- Evidence and scientific explanation
- Evidence-based model change
- Key experiments in atomic history
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