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» Founders of Chemistry Video Series: Ernest Rutherford

Rutherford's initial research was studying alpha particles, which he hypothesized were helium nuclei. With the help of Hans Geiger, Rutherford conducted the gold foil experiment, which justifies that the nucleus of an atom is a dense collection of protons and the majority of an atom’s mass and electrons are not part of the nucleus. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908 for his studies on radioactive substances.

Duration: 5:01
Topics: alpha particles, Hans Geiger, gold foil experiment, radioactivity
 

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