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THE ATOM!. BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER. Rutherford!. The gold foil experiment Shot alpha particles (helium nuclei) at gold foil. Mass number. 4. 2+. charge. 97% of the time the alpha particle went straight through. 2.7% of the time the alpha particle was deflected.
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THE ATOM! BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER
Rutherford! • The gold foil experiment • Shot alpha particles (helium nuclei) at gold foil Mass number 4 2+ charge
97% of the time the alpha particle went straight through 2.7% of the time the alpha particle was deflected 0.3% of the time the alpha particle bounced back Lead box containing alpha particle source Scintillation screen Gold foil
Cross section of gold foil (Magnified x1012) Alpha particle source
Rutherford’s Results • Most of the atom is? • Empty space • In the center of the atom is? • Nucleus • With a charge of ? • Positive (due to PROTONS, the second particle)
The Third Particle • Rutherford’s co-worker James Chadwick discovered the NEUTRON! • The NEUTRON has a ________charge. NEUTRAL
electron Relative Mass: Animal analogy p+ n0 2 amu (atomic mass unit) 1 amu (atomic mass unit) 1Protons and 1Neutron
Atomic Number = # of Protons = # of Electrons =
Practice Write down the symbol, NAME, atomic number, protons, and electrons for the following. • W • Au • U • Fr • Dy • 34 p+ • 100 e- • Atomic number 11 • 50 p+ • 47 e-