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If an atom was a scale, in which the nucleus is the size of an apple the electron.....

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Answer:

the nucleus is the size of an apple, approximately 5 cm of radius e, the atom has a radius of R = 5 cm 104 = 50000 cm = 50 km

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Rutherford experiments it was proved that the atomic nucleus has the volume 10-4 the volume of the atom.

If we make a scale design in which the nucleus is the size of an apple, approximately 5 cm of radius e, the atom has a radius of R = 5 cm 104 = 50000 cm = 50 km

This shows that almost the entire volume of the atom is empty.

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