Chemistry, asked by Shalinisharma, 1 year ago

why is only gold foil used in Rutherford's experiment.? ​

Answers

Answered by Anonymous
4

Answer:

Explanation:

bonjour

In the experiment, Rutherford found the nucleus using gold foil. because he used a thin sheet of gold foil. Because he used a gold foil (the only metal that can be hammered into a 1 atom thick ...

Answered by Anonymous
5

Hi mate!!

Rutherford took gold foil instead of any other elements because :-

1) gold was most malleable that is best for making thinnest sheet.

2) Noble metal it is. So won't show deviation due to external change in environment.

____________hope it helps uh ✌️

Similar questions