Why Rutherford Was Chosen?

Six scientists were chosen to see which one had made the greatest contribution to our current understanding of the atom’s structure. Our knowledge of an atom’s appearance and structure have evolved from years and years of development and contribution from many different scientists. Scientist Ernest Rutherford had been the best contributor to the understanding of the atomic structure. Why Rutherford was chosen is because his work had information on protons, neutrons, and electrons, the main components that make up the atom, showed what the atom looks like when the three are put together, and had also been the discoverer of the nucleus which is the one of them most important parts of the atom’s structure.

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The nucleus is one of the most important part of the atom because it contains the two particles protons and neutrons. Rutherford was also the first scientist that made a model that contains all three particles. Some might say that since it wasn't Rutherford that discovered the electron the credit should go to JJ Thomson. Also because Thomson was Rutherford’s teacher. However Thomson could not be the best contributor. He had thought that the atom was one whole sphere with only two of the three particles. Others might say that it might be Niels Bohr and or Erwin Schrodinger. Bohr and Schrodinger both have models and ideas that incorporate all three particles. Their models also possess the nucleus and electrons orbiting it. In addition Bohr and Schrodinger had corrected Rutherford’s model by correcting the electron’s position and where we could potentially find the electron. Despite that Bohr and Schrodinger had only been able to find their discoveries because they had Rutherford’s model as a base. So overall the number one reason Rutherford is the best contributor is because he discovered the nucleus and that everyone else did