Question

Question 15
Rutherford’s alpha-particle scattering experiment was responsible for the discovery of:

(a) Atomic Nucleus
(b) Electron
(c) Proton
(d) Neutron

Answer 1

(a) Atomic Nucleus

Atomic nucleus (In the alpha-particle scattering experiment that was conducted, when alpha particle approached sufficiently close to the nucleus, it was repelled strongly enough to rebound at high angles which was responsible for the conclusion of Atomic Nucleus).