What’s Inside an Atom? Through Rutherford’s Eyes: Atomic Structure

Описание: What’s Inside an Atom? Through Rutherford’s Eyes: Atomic Structure

For centuries, we believed atoms were solid, unbreakable bricks. Then, Ernest Rutherford performed an experiment that shocked the world of physics—and changed our understanding of reality forever.

Join us for a contemplative journey from the rolling hills of New Zealand to the dark laboratories of Manchester. Discover how one man discovered that the ground we walk on and the stars above are almost entirely empty space, held together by invisible forces.

In this episode:

The "Plum Pudding" mystery.

The Gold Foil experiment that defied logic.

The birth of the nucleus and the discovery of the proton.

Why the world feels solid if it’s mostly "nothing."

Perfect for bedtime learning, late-night contemplation, or anyone seeking a deep, serene understanding of the building blocks of our universe.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 What's Inside an Atom?
00:00:15 Introduction: Through Rutherford's Eyes (Episode 5)
00:00:40 Rutherford's Journey: From New Zealand to the Nucleus
00:04:30 Chapter 1 — The Atom Before Rutherford
00:14:30 Chapter 2 — The Gold Foil Experiment
00:24:30 Chapter 3 — Discovering the Proton
00:35:30 Chapter 4 — The Nuclear Atom and Quantum Theory
00:45:00 Chapter 5 — The Man Behind the Nucleus
00:54:30 Chapter 6 — Empty Space and Nuclear Power
01:04:00 Chapter 7 — Empty Space and Solid Truth


🔬 CORE CONCEPTS:
Atomic structure | Nuclear model | Gold foil experiment | Alpha particles | Rutherford scattering | Plum pudding model | Atomic nucleus | Protons and neutrons | Nuclear physics | Quantum theory | Empty space | Electromagnetic forces | Nuclear transmutation | Isotopes | Nuclear energy | Particle physics

⚛️ KEY SCIENTISTS FEATURED:
Ernest Rutherford | J.J. Thomson | Hans Geiger | Ernest Marsden | Niels Bohr | James Chadwick | John Dalton | Dmitri Mendeleev | Marie Curie | Henri Becquerel

💡 WHY RUTHERFORD'S STORY MATTERS:
He revealed that atoms are mostly empty space—99.9999% void. He discovered the nucleus, showing all atomic mass and positive charge concentrate in a region 100,000 times smaller than the atom. He split the atom, achieved the first artificial nuclear transmutation, discovered the proton, predicted the neutron. His scattering experiments became the template for all particle physics. He trained eleven Nobel Prize winners. He showed that matter isn't solid—solidity is electromagnetic repulsion between electrons. You are mostly empty space held together by forces.


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