The results of Rutherford's gold foil experiment gave him the evidence to conclude that the center of an atom was A) called the nucleus. B) neutral and relatively small. C) positively charged and relatively small. D) a densely packed area containing both positive and negative particles.

The small bags of silica gel you often see in a new shoe box are placed there to control humidity. despite its name, silica gel is a solid. it is a chemically inert, highly porous, amorphous form of sio2. because water vapor readily adsorbs onto the surface of silica gel, it acts as a desiccant. despite not knowing mechanistic details of the adsorption of water onto silica gel, from the information provided you should be able to make an educated guess about the thermodynamic characteristics of the process. predict the signs for δg, δh, and δs for the adsorption of water.