• Question: who discovered atoms

    Asked by Nitrozz25 to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 7 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Huma Shah

      Huma Shah answered on 7 Nov 2016:

      Hello again 469pnug25: without looking it up I can’t remember, sorry. Huma

    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      Hi Nitrozz25,

      Ernest Rutherford was the first person to prove that atoms were the particular form they are believed to be in today! He did an experiment where he fired atoms against each other to measure how many bounced back! Due to the amount he detected bouncing back, he was able to say that most of an atom is just empty space, with a dense core at the centre, which is being orbited by tiny electrons!

      Peter

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