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Why did the rutherford selected gold foin in his alpha ray scattering experiment?

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Answered by dilip4838
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Rutherford used gold for his scattering experiment becausegold is the most malleable metal and he wanted the thinnest layer as possible. The gold sheet used wasaround 1000 atoms thick. Therefore, Rutherford selected aGold foil in his alpha scattteringexperiment.

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Answered by Loveleen68
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Rutherford selected a gold foil in his alpha ray scattering experiment as gold foil is very thin and he wanted as thin layer as possible.

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