How did Rutherford's gold leaf experiment affect our world?
1 Answer
Dec 3, 2015
It gave us a better understanding of matter. Since Rutherford's time we have been in the nuclear age.
Explanation:
http://socratic.org/questions/why-did-ruther-ford-s-only-choose-the-gold-foil-for-experiment.
Rutherford's experiment gave us a better, more realistic understanding of matter. The experiment provided conclusive evidence against previous conceptions of matter, and provided a new model consistent with the facts.
