Chapter 2 The Atomic Nucleus

Fig. 2-1. Models of the atom. The dot at the center of the Rutherford atom is the nucleus. The size of the dot is enlarged so that it can be seen in the figure (see Fig. 2-2). What results would be expected for such an experiment? It depends on how the atom is organized. A prevailing model of the atom at the time (the Thomson, or “plum-

  Mato