Question

why did Rutherford choose gold foil

Answer 1

gold was very mealleable and noble element to use as a thin foil.....

Answer 2

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♀️Rutherford used gold for his scattering experiment because gold is the most malleable metal and he wanted the thinnest layer as possible.

♀️The gold sheet used was around 1000 atoms thick.

♀️Therefore, Rutherford selected a Gold foil in his alpha scatttering experiment.

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