Classify the following statements as consistent or inconsistent with Rutherford's nuclear theory as it was originally stated:
A) Consistent
B) Inconsistent
1. An oxygen atom has seven protons in its nucleus and seven electrons outside of its nucleus.
2. The majority of the mass of a fluorine atom is due to the electrons.
3. Since electrons are smaller than protons and since a hydrogen atom contains only one proton and one electron, it must follow that the volume of a hydrogen atom is mostly due to the proton.
4. A phosphorus atom has 15 protons in its nucleus and 150 electrons outside of its nucleus.
A) Consistent
B) Inconsistent
1. An oxygen atom has seven protons in its nucleus and seven electrons outside of its nucleus.
2. The majority of the mass of a fluorine atom is due to the electrons.
3. Since electrons are smaller than protons and since a hydrogen atom contains only one proton and one electron, it must follow that the volume of a hydrogen atom is mostly due to the proton.
4. A phosphorus atom has 15 protons in its nucleus and 150 electrons outside of its nucleus.