Atom is electrically neutral.why should an alpha particle be deflected by atom under any circumstances
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An alpha particle can leave a linear ionization trail that stops abruptly. Its electric field can transfer some of the alpha's kinetic energy as it passes by an atom causing an electron to be ripped out of the atom. After many transfers the alpha slows enough to capture two electrons and thus becomes a helium atom.
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No the atom is not electrically neutral
A proton and an electron have an equal amount but an opposite type of charge. Thus, if an atom contains equal numbers of protons and electrons, the atom is described as being electrically neutral.
An alpha particle can leave a linear ionization trail that stops abruptly. ... Instead of passing by an atom, a much smaller number of alphas(+) will pass close enough to the atom's nucleus(+), where the electric field repulsion (++) is many times stronger, to be deflected.
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