why Rutherford use gold metal sheet for his model
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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.
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it is the most malleable metal
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he wanted a very thin layer for his scattering experiment. so he used gold, which was the most malleable. it was about 1000 atoms thick. it was less than a millimeter in size
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