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Atomic Theory

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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ATOMIC THEORY - ERNEST RUTHFORD

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WHEN WAS HE BORN?

  • August 30, 1871
  • Born in Brightwater, New Zealand
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WHERE WAS HE EDUCATED?

  • University of Cambridge
  • Studied there from 1895 - 1898
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WHAT EXPERIMENTS DID HE DO?

  • Started to explore uraniums radioactivity, discovering that the two differed
  • He coined the two terms alpha rays and beta rays as two types of radiation
  • Known as the father of nuclear science
  • Came up with Rutherford model

HOW HE HELPED US UNDERSTAND...

  • Ernest Rutherford helped us understand what we know in nuclear science
  • He explained different rays and how they worked
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