1. Molly Bullock Brad Roche Ivan Espino
Ernest Rutherford
Molly Bullock
Brad Roche
Ivan Espino

2. Background of Ernest Rutherford
Born- August 30th Brightwater, New Zealand
Died-October 19th 1937 (age 66) Cambridge, England
He studied physics and advanced chemistry at University of Manchester
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1908.

3. Theory of a Nuclear Atom
Rutherford’s greatest contribution to physics
Investigated into the scattering of alpha rays and the nature of the inner structure of an atom which led to his concept of the “nucleus”
According to Rutherford the whole mass of an atom and the positive charge of an atom is concentrated at the very center

4. Gold Foil Experiment
Bombarded a thin piece of gold foil with positively charged particles (alpha particles)
Most particles went straight through the foil
This shows that an atom is mostly empty space
Some particles bounced off of the foil
This means that the nucleus is positively charged

5. Conclusion
Ernest Rutherford made very important discoveries that contributed a lot to the study of atoms. He worked with many physics and scientists such as H. Geiger, Frederick Soddy, and his professor Thomson from the University of Manchester.

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