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Description: A simple diagram illustrating the Geiger-Marsden experiment. The left column shows the scattering pattern that the experimenters expected to see, given the plum pudding model of the atom. The right column shows the actual results, along with Rutherford's new planetary model.
Title: Geiger-Marsden experiment expectation and result
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Author: Kurzon
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