Question

State conclusions drawn from Rutherford’s experiment for the observations given below
i. Few of the α-particles deflected at small angles.
ii. Most of the α-particles passed straight through the gold foil.
iii. Very few α-particles bounced back​

Answer 1

Answer:

iv.he used gold foil because he need thin layer as possible.

As gold is malleable,gold would be thin and hence he used gold foil.

This is another point.