The Modern Model of the Atom

 

The atom is the smallest unit of an element that still behaves like the entire element, but that's not to say that the smaller parts do not exist.

 

Rutherford showed that every atom's mass is concentrated in its nucleus, and if we zoom into the nucleus, we see a whole new world within it.

 

 

 

The Nucleus of an Atom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


An unstable nucleus can release: