Development of scientific models
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Ideas about the nucleus have developed as new evidence and techniques appeared, with each change following new experimental evidence that the previous model could not explain.
Knowledge and understanding of the nature of matter changes over time as models of matter and radiation evolved when evidence accumulated.
Topics that use Development of scientific models
- Rutherford scattering (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Wave-particle duality (AQA A-Level)
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