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REAL PLUTONIUM

You can support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos See also Brady’s Objectivity series: http://bit.ly/Objectivity (science treasures) We’re given special access to various plutonium compounds at the National Nuclear Laboratory, in Sellafield. A chance to meet the “Hannibal Lecter of the Periodic Table”. With thanks to Mark Sarsfield and Chris Maher… http://www.nnl.co.uk/ In part this video shows […]

Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment – Backstage Science

Ernest Rutherford’s famous gold foil experiment involves the scattering of alpha particles as they pass through a thin gold foil. It led to a better understanding of the structure of atoms. It’s also known as the Geiger–Marsden experiment, after Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden who performed it under Rutherford’s supervision. Particle physicist Bruce Kennedy explains […]