The Rutherford atom

United States, 1961

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Episode of Series “PSSC physics”.
A cloud chamber and gold foil in a simple alpha-particle scattering experiment illustrates the historic Rutherford experiment which led to the nuclear model of the atom. Behaviour of alpha particles clarified by use of large scale models illustrating the nuclear atom and Coulomb scattering.

Credits

director

Quentin Brown

producer

Kevin Smith

production company

Physical Sciences Study Committee

Educational Services Incorporated

Language

English

Duration

00:39:38:00

Colour

Black and White

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