1. The barbed-wire fence in Rutherford's experiment symbolizes the atomic nucleus. Just as the fence restricts and directs movement, the nucleus confines and determines the paths of particles in the experiment, leading to the discovery of its compact, dense structure.

    The barbed-wire fence in Rutherford’s experiment symbolizes the atomic nucleus. Just as the fence restricts and directs movement, the nucleus confines and determines the paths of particles in the experiment, leading to the discovery of its compact, dense structure.

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  2. In Rutherford's experiment, the barbed-wire fence symbolizes the nucleus of an atom. Like the fence constraining and redirecting movement, the nucleus directs the paths of alpha particles, revealing its dense, central presence amidst the vast space of the atom.

    In Rutherford’s experiment, the barbed-wire fence symbolizes the nucleus of an atom. Like the fence constraining and redirecting movement, the nucleus directs the paths of alpha particles, revealing its dense, central presence amidst the vast space of the atom.

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  3. The sound of stones hitting the wall represents the deflection of alpha particles when they collide with the nucleus, reflecting the unexpected discovery of the dense, central core within the atom.

    The sound of stones hitting the wall represents the deflection of alpha particles when they collide with the nucleus, reflecting the unexpected discovery of the dense, central core within the atom.

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  4. Throwing stones at a barbed-wire fence results in deflection or bouncing off due to the fence's solid structure. Similarly, in Rutherford's experiment, alpha particles were deflected by the dense nucleus, altering their expected path and revealing the nucleus's existence.

    Throwing stones at a barbed-wire fence results in deflection or bouncing off due to the fence’s solid structure. Similarly, in Rutherford’s experiment, alpha particles were deflected by the dense nucleus, altering their expected path and revealing the nucleus’s existence.

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  5. When the child throws stones at the wall, the stones bounce back or deflect. In Rutherford's experiment analogy, this mirrors the unexpected deflection of alpha particles when they collide with the dense nucleus of an atom.

    When the child throws stones at the wall, the stones bounce back or deflect. In Rutherford’s experiment analogy, this mirrors the unexpected deflection of alpha particles when they collide with the dense nucleus of an atom.

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