The Rutherford Atom.

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Education Development Center www.edc.org

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Dr. Robert I. Hulsizer uses a cloud chamber and gold foil to carry out the historic Rutherford experiment which led to the nuclear model of the atom. He clarifies the behavior of alpha particles by use of large scale models illustrating the nuclear atom and Coulomb scattering. For more info on PSSC, its history, and films, visit http://www.afana.org/psscfilms.htm


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