The diameter of the nucleus of a typical atom (as measured by Rutherford in the early 1900s)is:
A) 10-⁴ of the diameter of the atom.
B) 10-³ of the diameter of the atom.
C) 1/2000 of the diameter of the atom.
D) about half of that of the atom.

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Rutherford's experiments showed that the nucleus is very small compared to the overall size of the atom, approximately 10,000 times smaller, which corresponds to 10-⁴ of the diameter of the atom.

The Diameter of the Nucleus of a Typical Atom (As