Question

Which part of an atom was discovered by Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment?

Answer 1

Rutherford overturned Thomson's model in 1911 with his well-known gold foil experiment in which he demonstrated that the atom has a tiny and heavy nucleus. Rutherford designed an experiment to use the alpha particles emitted by a radioactive element as probes to the unseen world of atomic structure. The nucleus of the atom that is positively charged was discovered by Rutherford alpha particle scattering experiment.