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Ernest Rutherford's positive nucleus theory (jan 1, 1911 – dec 31, 1911)

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Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that the atom is mostly empty space with a tiny, dense, positively-charged nucleus.

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jan 1, 1911
dec 31, 1911
~ 12 months

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