Question

24. What was the source used in the alpha scattering of Rutherford experiment​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Explanation:For the metal foil, they tested a variety of metals, but they preferred gold because they could make the foil very thin, as gold is very malleable. As a source of alpha particles, Rutherford's substance of choice was radon, a substance several million times more radioactive than uranium.

Answer 2

Rutherford and coworkers were able to demonstrate that the alpha particle was an atom of helium (later to be determined to be a nucleus of helium), and that helium gas would accumulate or be entrapped in minerals that contained radium.