Or maybe these alpha particles are just lucky and pass through the subtle gaps between atoms.
Anthony speculated like this, but the next moment all these fantasies disappeared, because a tiny dot lit up above the circular detection screen, which meant that an alpha particle was disturbed as he had expected, and thus deviated from the track...
"It seems that my distributed element model is correct." A great wizard said complacently.
Since positive and negative electrons attract each other, while the same electrons repel each other, he speculated that the electrons inside the elements should not be tightly bound together, but rather the positive and negative charges are paired and scattered.
All the congressmen present nodded in unison, because a very dense and dazzling light spot had formed in the area directly opposite the hole in the lead box, and only a very small number of alpha particles were repelled to other places, which proved that the interior of the element was indeed empty.
However, they soon discovered that this model was not entirely accurate. Some alpha particles turned back 180 degrees after hitting the gold element, almost returning to the original path. Moreover, these deflected particles were concentrated in the center of the atom, and the scattering distribution was relatively regular. The existing theory of more than a dozen element models was completely unable to explain this strange phenomenon.
Lin En's face showed a look of understanding. The result of the experiment was not beyond his expectations. It meant that the atomic structure of the two worlds was the same, and no unknown changes had occurred due to the influence of magic.
Vittorio, sitting at the conference table, had a solemn expression on his face. Based on the law of fluorescence distribution, he constructed a corresponding model in his mind. In just one or two seconds, he calculated the angle at which each particle was deflected! "There should be a small but powerful core in the center of the element. It seems that only alpha particles that hit this core will be bounced back, and the others can pass through smoothly." Vittorio suddenly said.
Anthony and others immediately came to their senses. Only this could explain why the distribution of particle scattering was so strange.
"Yes, I call it the nucleus!" Lin En's voice also resounded in everyone's ears at the same time.
"Nucleus? The core of the atom?" The congressmen murmured the name.
"This is the elemental model I constructed!" Lin En raised his hand, and several magic balls appeared in his palm. The largest magic ball was located in the center, and the rest of the magic balls were rotating around it at high speed.
"Isn't this a picture of the galaxy?" Aurora said in surprise.
The atomic nucleus is like the sun, and the electrons revolving around it are planets. According to Lynn's demonstration, these "electrons" are even rotating on their own. It's simply a small galaxy!
"Good!" Lin En nodded. Since he did not have quantum theory as a basis, he was not in a hurry to come up with a more practical theory of electron clouds. After all, this thing was too difficult to understand. He had to settle for the second best and use the relatively easy-to-understand planetary orbit model to explain it all.
"Stars are able to bind planets by relying on the gravity caused by their extraordinary mass. Then how do atoms bind their electrons? Could it be gravity as well?" Harof asked in confusion. Judging from the trajectory of the repelled alpha particles, it does seem to be caused by repulsive force.
"The matter inside the nucleus is positively charged, and the orbiting electrons are negatively charged, so the two will attract each other, but this attraction is balanced by the speed of the electrons themselves. It is indeed somewhat similar to gravity..." Lin En explained as concisely as possible.
"However, this balance can be broken. If enough energy can be absorbed, these orbiting electrons will jump to other orbits..." Lin En continued to add that this is the same principle as gravity. If a planet in a state of equilibrium is suddenly subjected to force and accelerated, it will deviate from its original orbit.
Thanks to the continuous publicity of Magic Daily, the law of universal gravitation has been widely circulated among wizards. Even those wizards who have no interest in force field magic have some understanding of the three laws of stars that form orbits, so it is not difficult to understand.
"Is this the so-called energy level of laser magic?" Aurora murmured to herself. Lin En mentioned this concept when he was perfecting laser magic.
At that time, she was very interested in this energy level phenomenon, but the time was too short and she had not figured out the principle behind it. Now Lin En's explanation of the internal structure of the elements made her understand that the five energy levels correspond to the five orbits of electrons orbiting the nucleus. The more energy absorbed, the more the electrons orbiting the nucleus will jump to the outer orbits.
The power of laser magic lies in its direct targeting of the essence of the elements. No wonder its power is enough to separate gold and jade, and cut a huge sailing warship in half like splitting a page of paper.
"Why are there only five energy levels? What will happen if the energy absorbed by these orbiting electrons exceeds the limit?" Aurora suddenly thought of this question and asked curiously.
"Then it will break free from the constraints of the nucleus and become a free electron, which is the plasma state of the element!" Lin En explained with a smile. "It can be compared to a planet suddenly gaining an extraordinary speed, so it breaks free from the constraints of the star's gravity and flies into the vast universe."
"I see!" Aurora suddenly realized.
This planetary orbital element model almost perfectly explains the formation of plasma, the principles of laser magic and the scattering of alpha particles.
More importantly, it is beautiful and extremely regular, completely in line with the wizards' ideas about the elements!
"What a rigorous and brilliant design!" Harov said in admiration, and then said with emotion, "I didn't expect that the interior of the element would actually show a star-like picture..."
Everything in the world has its own laws of operation, from the stars to the interior of elements. This similarity may be the embodiment of the laws governing the operation of the world!
Anthony, Adela and other wizards who proposed elemental models sighed when they saw the star track elemental structure in Lin En's hand. In comparison, the simple elemental model they constructed was not even up to par...
(End of this chapter)