Question

What do you think would be the observation if the α-particle scattering experiment is carried out using a foil of a metal other than gold??

Answer 1

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If α-particle scattering experiment is carried out using a foil of any metal as thin as gold foil used by E. Rutherford, there would be no change in observations. But since other metals are not so Malleable and such a thin foil is difficult to obtain and if you use a thick foil, then more α-particles would bounce back and no idea about the location of positive mass in the atom would be available with such a certainty.


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Answer 2

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If the α-scattering experiment is carried out using a foil of a metal rather than gold, there would be no change in the observation.

In the α-scattering experiment, a gold foil was taken because gold is malleable and a thin foil of gold can be easily made.

It is difficult to make such foils from other metals.

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