The Atom at Gabert Field

What part of the atom was represented by the red marble?

• electron

• neutron

• proton

• quark

What part of the atom was represent by the area of the entire field?

• electron cloud

• nucleus

• neutron region

Who discovered that compared to the area of an atom, the nucleus is quite small and the atom is mostly empty space?

• Bohr

• Einstein

• Newton

• Rutherford

What material was used in the famous foil experiment?

• aluminum

• copper

• gold

• tin

What atom was represented by the red marble and the field?

• helium

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• gold

Alpha particles were used in the famous foil experiment. An alpha particle is essentially the same as the nucleus of a ____________ atom

• hydrogen

• helium

• oxygen

• carbon

Gold has an atomic number of

• 59

• 67

• 79

• 197

What particle was missing in the model of the atom represented by the field?

• electron

• neutron

• proton