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Rutherford (iou)



Rutherford noun. M20.
[Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), New Zealand-born Brit. physicist.]
Physics.
I.
Used attrib. and in possess. to designate concepts developed by Rutherford. M20.
Rutherford formula, Rutherford law a mathematical expression of Rutherford scattering. Rutherford model a model of the atom in which all positive charge is concentrated in a nucleus, devised to account for Rutherford scattering. Rutherford scattering elastic scattering of charged particles by the electric fields of atomic nuclei. Rutherford's formula, Rutherford's law, Rutherford's scattering formula, Rutherford's scattering law = Rutherford formula.
II.
(Usu. rutherford.) A unit of radioactivity orig. equal to one million disintegrations per second; a quantity of radioactive material with this degree of activity. M20.