What is Geiger–Marsden experiment?
The '''Geiger–Marsden experiment''' (also called the '''Gold foil experiment''' or the '''Rutherford experiment''') was a scientific experiment done by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden in 1909.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Geiger H. & Marsden E.| title=On a Diffuse Reflection of the α-Particles | journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series A | year=1909 | volume=82 | issue=557 | pages=495–500 | url=http://www.chemteam.info/Chem-History/GM-1909.html| doi=10.1098/rspa.1909.0054 |bibcode = 1909RSPSA..82..495G }}</ref> They were instructed by [[Ernest Rutherford]], and the experiment happened at the Physical Laboratories of the [[University of Manchester]]. The results of the experiment were surprising. They showed scientists that the [[atomic nucleus]] exists. This disproved the [[plum pudding model]] of the atom, and led to the [[Rutherford atomic model]] (also called the planetary model). ==References== <References /> [[Category:Physics experiments]] [[de:Rutherford-Streuung#Rutherfordscher Streuversuch (Manchester, 1909–1913)]] {{physics-stub}}