Physics

Alpha-particle Scattering and Rutherford's Nuclear Model of Atom

अल्फा-कण प्रकीर्णन और रदरफोर्ड का परमाणु नाभिकीय मॉडल

In Class 12 Physics, Chapter 12: Atoms, students study how Rutherford’s alpha-particle scattering experiment revealed the internal structure of the atom. They examine the experimental setup, the observations of most particles passing straight through, and the rare large-angle deflections. From these results, they understand the discovery of a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus and the nuclear model of the atom, along with its explanation of atomic emptiness and its limitations.