At Lynn''smand, Elok and the others waiting below quickly brought the props for this experiment.
It was remarkably simple, only three items in total!
A palm-sized lead box, a ring-shaped detection device, andstly, a gold foil merely 0.1 micrometers wide!
To create this contraption, Lynn had spent a full day. If not for his status as a grand wizard, achieving such precision with the current technology would have been utterly imusible...
Once the experimental apparatus was ready, Lynn wasted no time and, scanning the wizards assembled in the conference room, began speaking solemnly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the atomic model hypotheses you presented earlier were all quite fascinating. However, the proof of any theoretical hypothesis''s alignment with reality ultimately requires experimental validation!"
"Absolutely," nodded Anthony confidently. While he was staunchly confident in his Purple Fruit model of elements, he couldn''t help but acknowledge the intriguing spections proposed by some of the parliamentarians.
For instance, Fire Grand Wizard Ad posited that electrons within elements were arranged in a manner intertwining positive and negative charges, allowing for their tight cohesion, avoiding repulsion due to simr charges, and thus forming a sturdy atomic structure.
Beyond this, there were over ten divergent theories like drop-like nature, outward scattering, and solid-element theories, each possessing a certain degree of usibility...However, how to verify these theories undoubtedly troubled all the wizards proposing elemental models.
Because the elements themselves were exceedingly minuscule, they had attempted countless methods to break them apart, but none seeded. Some wizards even utilized the principles of concave-convex mirrors, researching highly magnified magical microscopy, yet they still couldn''t see anything. Hence, there was immense curiosity about how this magical luminary would validate these points.
Lynn had no intention of prolonging the suspense and promptly began exining.
Alpha particles scatter from radium elements internally, signifying their much smaller volumepared to many elements and significantly higher speed. Most importantly, they possessed the capability to escape an element''s control.
"ording to my calctions, alpha particles move at approximately 20,000 kilometers per second," Lynn articted.
"20,000 kilometers..." Sanchez was astounded, taken aback by this outrageous data. Although they had calcted even more extreme speeds like the speed of light, this unit of speed, measured in kilometers per second, was still beyond their reach...
Anthony, equally astonished, recalled the recent movements of the mist within the "Neb Room," which fluctuated almost in an instant, too fast for even these grand wizards to process. This was evidence enough that Lynn wasn''t exaggerating intentionally!
"So, are you nning to use these new particles to collide with and disrupt the shell of elements?" Harof quickly deduced this point.
Generally, the faster something moved, the greater its destructive power. Alpha elements had an advantage due to their minuteness; they might be capable of smashing open the shell of an element, causing it to rupture.
"No, I believe atoms don''t have shells. Everything about them is exposed," Lynn shook his head, speaking earnestly.
"How is that possible?" Victorio frowned, refuting Lynn. "All elements are constantly in motion. Without a protective shell, wouldn''t the internalponents have been thrown out ages ago..."
The wizards below engaged in heated debates. Lynn''s argument was too far-fetched. If it weren''t for his prior demonstrations of innate magical prowess in research, someone would have likely stepped forward to refute him long ago.
In their imagination, elements should resemble spherical shapes enveloped by an extremely tough shell to safeguard their inner substance from damage through the passage of time.
Confronted with the skeptical gazes of the assembly, Lynn smiled and countered, "Composite elements alsock shells, yet they can endure, right?"
ording to the prevailing theories among the wizarding realm, the adhesion ofposite elements was attributed to something termed "elemental bonding," essentially a form of chemical bonding but with different nomenture between the two worlds.
Upon hearing this, Victorio and others were momentarily stunned, pondering whether simr forces might exist within elemental interiors, firmly binding their substances.
Lynn didn''t borate further; words alone weren''t sufficient—facts were the best evidence.
During this dy, Elok and the others had set up the experiment table, essentially casting magic to suspend the gold foil at the center of the detection device.
They then positioned the lead box directly opposite the gold foil, creating a small aperture in the front where a certain amount of radium was ced. As lead effectively shielded against radiation, alpha particles would only emit from the small hole in the lead box, forming a continuous stream of high-energy particle rays striking the gold foil.
The circr detection device surrounding the gold foil was coated with fluorescent material. Whenever it encountered an alpha particle, it would fluoresce, allowing the particles'' movements to be tracked.
And why gold? Well, its extension capability was exceptional. Just one gram of natural gold could be stretched into several kilometers of wire, ensuring the rays prated through a limited amount of elements, minimizing interference...
After roughly exining the experiment''s procedure, Lynn opened the hole in the lead box. An invisible ray immediately struck the gold foil.
Both alpha particles and gold atoms were incredibly minute, invisible to the naked eye. However, wizards had their ways, especially the heightened perceptual abilities of grand wizards, enabling them to discern subtle atomic-level changes.
Upon activating their domains, the entire gold foil transformed in their eyes. Rows of gold elements were arranged in an orderly manner, forming a wall-like obstruction.
However, this wall wasn''t as imprable as they had imagined. Soon, the detection device behind it began lighting up with small dots, indicating that alpha particles had directly pierced through the gold foil, reaching the fluorescent material at the back.
"They passed right through!" Harof murmured softly. The positions of the lit dots aligned perfectly with the direction of the hole in the lead box, without the slightest deviation.
Anthony, noticing this, furrowed his brow. This oue differed from what he had expected.
Alpha particles also possessed maic field reactions, implying that if they encountered positive and negative electrons, they should have been disturbed.>
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