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why Rutherford use gold foil in their experiment ​

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Answered by sumipree26
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Answer:

He selected a gold foil because he wanted as thin a layer as possible.

Explanation:

In this experiment, fast moving alpha (α)-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil. He selected a gold foil because he wanted as thin a layer as possible. This gold foil was about 1000 atoms thick

Answered by chetan203
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Answer:

Rutherford selected a gold foil because he wanted as thin a layer as possible. This gold foil was about 1000 atoms thick.

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