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Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus.

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Is it true that Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus, generally dating it to 1911 based on the Geiger–Marsden scattering experiments.

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Atomic nucleus
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Atomic nucleus. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_nucleus

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The atomic nucleus
2012
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The atomic nucleus. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3103/s0027134912010092

LibreTexts: 2.1 Atomic Theory
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LibreTexts: 2.1 Atomic Theory. (n.d.). chem.libretexts.org. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Valley_City_State_University/Chem_115/Chapter_2%3A_Atomic_Structure/2.1_Atomic_Theory

Simple English Wikipedia: Ernest Rutherford
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Simple English Wikipedia: Ernest Rutherford. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford And The Explosion Of Atoms
2003
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Heilbron, J. L. (2003). Ernest Rutherford And The Explosion Of Atoms. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/ernest-rutherford-and-the-explosion-of-atoms-oxford-portraits-in-science-by-j.-l.-heilbron-z-lib.org

Rutherford’s Atom: 1897–1945
2026
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Rutherford’s Atom: 1897–1945. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781837679690-00320

Radioactive Decay Law (Rutherford–Soddy)
2009
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Radioactive Decay Law (Rutherford–Soddy). (2009). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70626-7_183

Measurement of interaction between antiprotons
2015
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Collaboration, S. (2015). Measurement of interaction between antiprotons. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/arxiv-1507.07158

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