Question

According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, the core of an atom (nucleus) contains most of the_____of an atom and is______, so the majority of the mass of a fluorine atom cannot be due to its nine electrons. According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, most of the volume of an atom is empty space, so the volume of a hydrogen atom cannot be mostly due to the proton. According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, the number of negatively charged particles outside the nucleus is_____the number of positively charged particles within the nucleus, so a nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, while a phosphorous atom cannot have 15 protons and 150 electrons.

Answer 1

matter, dense, equal

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, the core of an atom (nucleus) contains most of the matter of an atom and is dense, so the majority of the mass of a fluorine atom cannot be due to its nine electrons. According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, most of the volume of an atom is empty space, so the volume of a hydrogen atom cannot be mostly due to the proton. According to Rutherford's nuclear theory, the number of negatively charged particles outside the nucleus is equal the number of positively charged particles within the nucleus, so a nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, while a phosphorous atom cannot have 15 protons and 150 electrons.