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Why did rutherford model foil?​

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Answered by nitinsinghb552
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Rutherford's model of an atom :

He selected a gold foil because he wanted as thin a layer as possible. This gold foil was about 1000 atoms thick. α-particles are doubly-charged helium ions. Since they have a mass of 4µ, the fast-moving α-particles have a considerable amount of energy.

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