Physics GCSE
empty space
What empty space means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
What the atom must be mostly made of, because most alpha particles passed straight through undeflected.
Everything else in the atom is empty space through which the electrons move.
Topics that use empty space
- The development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry) (AQA GCSE)
- The structure of an atom (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- energy levels
- neutral atoms
- absorption and emission
- agreement with observations
- alpha particle scattering
- changing and replacing models
- concentrated positive charge
- discovery of the electron
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