About Rutherford Atomic Virtual Lab
About An open source physics at Singapore simulation based on codes written by Anne Cox, Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, Loo Kang Wee and Tze Kwang Leong. more resources can be found here
About
An open source physics at Singapore simulation based on codes written by Anne Cox, Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, Loo Kang Wee and Tze Kwang Leong.
more resources can be found here
http://iwant2study.org/ospsg/index.php/interactive-resources/physics/06-quantum-physics
Introduction
The Geiger–Marsden experiment(s) (also called the Rutherford gold foil experiment) were a landmark series of experiments by which scientists discovered that every atom contains a nucleus where its positive charge and most of its mass are concentrated. They deduced this by measuring how an alpha particle beam is scattered when it strikes a thin metal foil. The experiments were performed between 1908 and 1913 by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden under the direction of Ernest Rutherfordat the Physical Laboratories of the University of Manchester.
The popular theory of atomic structure at the time of Rutherford's experiment was the "plum pudding model". This model was devised by Lord Kelvin and further developed by J. J. Thomson. Thomson was the scientist who discovered the electron, and that it was a component of every atom. Thomson believed the atom was a sphere of positive charge throughout which the electrons were distributed, a bit like plums in a Christmas pudding. The existence of protons and neutrons was unknown at this time. They knew atoms were very tiny (Rutherford assumed they were in the order of 10−8 m in radius[1]). This model was based entirely on classical (Newtonian) physics; the current accepted model uses quantum mechanics.
Thomson's model was not universally accepted even before Rutherford's experiments. Thomson himself was never able to develop a complete and stable model of his concept. A Japanese scientist named Hantaro Nagaoka rejected Thomson's model on the grounds that opposing charges cannot penetrate each other.[2] He proposed instead that electrons orbit the positive charge like the rings around Saturn.[3]
Rutherford thus rejected Thomson's model of the atom, and instead proposed a model where the atom consisted of mostly empty space, with all its positive charge concentrated in its center in a very tiny volume, surrounded by a cloud of electrons.
Interesting Fact
This simulation uses charge to charge calculation even for Thomson's Plum Model which we argue is more realistic than more other simulation which simply remove the effects of electrostatic forces. This simulation also promotes creativity and becoming like scientists by designing for movable or configurable protons for theory building processing which many other app do not have.
Acknowledgement
My sincere gratitude for the tireless contributions of Francisco Esquembre, Fu-Kwun Hwang, Wolfgang Christian, Félix Jesús Garcia Clemente, Anne Cox, Andrew Duffy, Todd Timberlake and many more in the Open Source Physics community.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Rutherford Atomic Virtual Lab since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-08 19:29:23.
The latest version is 0.0.1 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 18:07:06. See below the changes in each version.
Rutherford Atomic Virtual Lab version 0.0.1
Updated At: 2016-08-18
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