___ thin foil was used by Rutherford for $a l p h a$ - scattering experiment.

Gold

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Gold

The gold thin foil was used for scattering the ray by Rutherford for $a l p h a$ -scattering experiment as gold is highly malleable and can be turned to thin foil.

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