| The next day, Rutherford and Bohr meet again. |
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| Rutherford explains what is a neutron. |
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| It is the answer to my question. It is the particle that I believed existed but could not seem to prove and explains the reason why the protons do not push each other apart. A neutron is a particle that has no charge. | |
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| It would make perfect sense if we were to put both of our theories together to create the "Simplified Bohr-Rutherford Model". | |
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| An atom is composed of electrons orbitting a nucleus. | |
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| The nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons. | |
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