Watch the first 22 minutes (thru Rutherford's work) of the video and answer the following to be turned in:
Atomic Theory Video
Atomic Theory Video
- According to the video what sparked the renewed the interest in whether the atom was real during the 19th century? Why was this so important to the world?
- In 1905, how did Einstein use pollen in water to prove the existence of atoms? What was the name of the motion?
- Why do you think Rutherford asked his assistants to count the number of alpha particles on the same side of the radium?
- What was so weird or unpredicted about the atom that Rutherford discovered?
- How did Rutherford’s model conflict with the laws of science at the time?