Homework Page 102 #’s 1-4

 

1.  How is the structure of an atom related to electricity?

 

2.  What is a cathode ray tube?  What did scientists conclude abou the composition of a cathode ray tube?

 

3.  What is radioactivity?  Describe the differences among alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.

 

4.  Theme-Trace-Scale and Structure:

          How did Rutherford use the results of his alpha-scattering experiment to challenge the plum pudding model of the atom?  How did Rutherford’s model of the atom differ from the plum pudding model?