Why did Rutherford select a gold foil in his A Ray scattering experiment
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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 goldsheet used was around 1000 atoms thick. Therefore, Rutherford selected a Gold foil in his alpha scatttering experiment.
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Rutherford select a gold foil in his experiment because gold is very malleable it can be drawn in very thin sheets
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