Physics, asked by satyamgaming43, 1 day ago

why did rutherford select a gold foil in his a-rays scattering experiment

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Answered by ashokdew73

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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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