History of Atomic Theory

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How did Rutherford discover the nucleus?

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Gold Foil Experiment

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What scientist is best known for his "Plum Pudding" (chocolate chip cookie) model of the atom?

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J.J. Tomson

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Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence that...

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there is a dense positively charged nucleus at the center of an atom.

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Who came up with this model of an atom that included the neutron?

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James Chadwick

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Which model of the atom is proposed by Erwin Schrodinger?

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Electron cloud model of the atom

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Discoverer of the neutron?

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Chadwick

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Earth, Air, Fire, and Water were the fundamental elements proposed by ___?

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Aristotle

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Who confirmed the idea that the atom is mostly empty space? Options: Rutherford, Nagaoka, Bohr, Chadwick

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Rutherford

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Ernst Rutherford discovered which part of the atom through the use of gold foil?

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Proton

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Sequence the scientists who made major changes in the model of the atom: 1-JJ Thomson 2-Erwin Schrodinger 3-John Dalton 4-Niels Bohr 5-Ernest Rutherford

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3, 1, 5, 4, 2