The Scattering of alpha and beta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom

Creators

• Ernest Rutherford, author

Canon Rationale

A core atomic-physics paper, included for the nuclear model of the atom, scattering experiments, and the transformation of atomic theory.

Evidence

• citation context: Rutherford, 'The Scattering of alpha and beta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom,' Philosophical Magazine, 1911.
• handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Rutherford atomic model context.

Audit Flags

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