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    Rutherford Goil Foil vs. Other Metals
      
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Title
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        Rutherford Goil Foil vs. Other Metals | 
      
      
        
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            Description
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          Guided discovery of alpha particle deflection in gold foil vs. alpha particles.  Activity focuses on Rutherford's experiment only and does not include Thomson model. | 
        
      
      
        
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            Subject
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          Chemistry | 
        
      
      
        
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            Level
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          High School | 
        
      
      
        
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            Type
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          Guided Activity, Homework | 
        
      
      
        
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            Duration
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          30 minutes | 
        
      
      
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          Answers Included
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        No | 
      
      
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          Language
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        English | 
      
      
        
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            Keywords
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          alpha particle, foil, gold, rutherford | 
        
      
      
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          Simulation(s)
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        Rutherford Scattering (HTML5) | 
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Author(s)
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        Marisa Scoville | 
      
      
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          Contact Email
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        marisa_scoville@caryacademy.org | 
      
      
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          School / Organization
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        Cary Academy | 
      
      
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          Date submitted
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        10/30/19 | 
      
      
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          Date updated
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        10/30/19 |