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jan 1, 1911 - In 1911, Rutherford overturned Thomson's model

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In 1911, Rutherford overturned Thomson's model with his very well-known gold foil experiment in which he demonstrated that the atom had a tiny, heavy nucleus.

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jan 1, 1911
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~ 114 years ago

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