Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment led to the discovery of :
(a) Nucleus
(b) Electrons
(c) Protons
(d) Neutrons

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(a) Nucleus

Rutherford conducted an experiment using alpha particles which led to the discovery of a nucleus situated at the centre of an atom.

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