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The Rutherford Experiment

The Rutherford Experiment

This classic diffraction experiment was originally created by Ernest Rutherford in 1911, and can be used to explore how Rutherford discovered that the majority of an atom is empty space.
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
February 11, 2001
Date Modified in MERLOT:
October 21, 2022
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Submitter:
John Walkup
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
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Website, Java Applet
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Language:
English
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No
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