Which is a way that the model of the atom became stronger through new experiments? a. new technology allowed scientists to show that the atom is indivisible. b. it took new data to show that positive charge is not spread throughout an atom. c. by deflecting alpha particles, rutherford first observed the neutron. d. the neutron could not be detected until cathode-ray tubes were invented.

Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, ? it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom.