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Why did Rutherford select a gold foil in his a-ray scattering experiment ?
Why did Rutherford select a gold foil in his a-ray scattering experiment ?
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- Rutherford in 1911, carried out an experiment called ‘Gold foil experiment’ and could conclude the nature of an atom and the position of the protons present in the atom.
- He used gold foil because gold has high malleability and can be hammered into thin sheets.
- Rutherford in 1911, carried out an experiment called ‘Gold foil experiment’ and could conclude the nature of an atom and the position of the protons present in the atom.
- He used gold foil because gold has high malleability and can be hammered into thin sheets.
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