Combined Science GCSE
alpha particle scattering experiment
What alpha particle scattering experiment means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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An experiment whose results led to the conclusion that the mass of an atom was concentrated at the centre and that the nucleus was charged.
Topics that use alpha particle scattering experiment
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- Atomic structure
- Charge and mass distribution
- Charge and repulsion
- Development of the atomic model
- electron
- Empty space
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- indivisible
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