# The Rutherford Atom.

Dr. Robert I. Hulsizer uses a cloud chamber and gold foil to carry out the historic Rutherford experiment which led to the nuclear model of the atom. He clarifies the behavior of alpha particles by use of large scale models illustrating the nuclear atom and Coulomb scattering. For more info on PSSC, its history, and films, visit http://www.afana.org/psscfilms.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1961
- Runtime: 38 min
- By: Physical Science Study Committee. Physics.; Educational Services, Inc.; Modern Talking Picture Service, inc.
- Genres: Education, Science
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/RutherfordAtom)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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