The nucleus of an atom accounts for most of the size and mass of the atom. O very little of the size and mass of the atom. O most of the atom's size but very little of its mass. O most of the atom's mass but very little of its size.

The nucleus of an atom accounts for most of the size and mass of the atom. O very little of the size and mass of the atom. O most of the atom's size but very little of its mass. O most of the atom's mass but very little of its size.

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation

9th Edition

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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Chapter4: Chemical Foundations: Elements, Atoms, And Ions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 25QAP: Do the proton and the neutron have exactly the same mass? How do the masses of the proton and the...

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In 1911, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, working under Ernest Rutherford, conducted an experiment involving alpha
particles and gold foil that led to the discovery of the nucleus in atoms.
The nucleus of an atom accounts for
O most of the size and mass of the atom.
O very little of the size and mass of the atom.
O most of the atom's size but very little of its mass.
O most of the atom's mass but very little of its size.
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