Why Rutherford used gold in his experiment
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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 goldsheet used was around 1000 atoms thick. Therefore, Rutherford selected a Gold foil in his alpha scatttering experiment.
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Because the alpha particles easily pass through the gold foil.
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