Question

Why did rutherford use gold foil in his alpha ray scattering experiment?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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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Answer 2

Answer:

Rutherford used gold foil in alpha particle scattering experiment because gold foil is very thin than any other foil. So, that experiment was possible only with gold foil.