Which of the following was carried out by Rutherford in his experiment?
A
Fast moving alpha-particles were made to fall on a thin silver foil.
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B
Fast moving beta-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil.
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C
Fast moving alpha-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil.
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D
Fast moving gamma-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil.
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Solution
The correct option is C Fast moving alpha-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil.
Ernest Rutherford performed an experiment to understand the structure of atom. In this experiment, fast-moving alpha particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil (100 nm thickness).