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Plum pudding to nuclear model

GCSE · Combined Science · WJEC · C1.2Atomic structure: protons, neutrons, electrons; isotopes and the development of the atomic model

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WJEC Unit 1 Chemistry — Higher tier

In Rutherford's gold-foil experiment, most alpha particles passed straight through the foil but a small number were deflected through large angles.

Explain how this evidence led scientists to abandon the plum pudding model. (4 marks)

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