Explain why did rutherford select a gold foil in his alpha particle scatting experiment??
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GOLD IS THE MOST MALLEABLE METAL AND THUS CAN BE DRAWN INTO THINNEST POSSIBLE SHEETS WHICH WAS REQUIRED BY RUTHERFORD IN HIS EXPERIMENT. SUCH THIN SHEETS CANNOT BE OBTAINED FROM OTHER METALS SUCH AS SILVER,ALUMINIUM etc
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