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The classical Rutherford scattering of alpha particles against the nuclei of this element is an example of 'elastic scattering' because the energy and velocity of the outgoing scattered particle is the same as that with which it began. What element did Rutherford use in his experiment?
The classical Rutherford scattering of alpha particles against the nuclei of this element is an example of 'elastic scattering' because the energy and velocity of the outgoing scattered particle is the same as that with which it began. What element did Rutherford use in his experiment?
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The correct option is C Gold
- Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born British scientist, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908, for his work on nuclear physics, and for the theory of the structure of the atom.
- In 1911, he performed the Alpha particle scattering experiment or the elastic scattering using a gold foil, which led to the birth of the nuclear model of an atom and was a major step towards how we see the atom today.
- Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born British scientist, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908, for his work on nuclear physics, and for the theory of the structure of the atom.
- In 1911, he performed the Alpha particle scattering experiment or the elastic scattering using a gold foil, which led to the birth of the nuclear model of an atom and was a major step towards how we see the atom today.
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