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The Historical Development of Atomic Theory

Question 3 • SVHS Chemistry 1 $FA

Which activity best demonstrates Ernest Rutherford’s creativity?

Answer
A
questioning the correctness of the plum pudding model
B
designing an experiment to test the plum pudding model
C
making observations about the gold foil experiment
D
summarizing the conclusions from the gold foil experiment as a theory

Explanation

Creativity is demonstrated by coming up with a new way to investigate a question. Designing an experiment to test the plum pudding model shows Rutherford developing a way to test an existing idea. Questioning the model is skepticism, while making observations and summarizing results are other parts of scientific work.

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