The Gold Foil Experiment Performed in Rutherford's Lab

question 68

Multiple Choice

The gold foil experiment performed in Rutherford's lab .

• A) utilized the deflection of beta particles by gold foil
• B) led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus
• C) proved the law of multiple proportions
• D) confirmed the plum- pudding model of the atom
• E) was the basis for Thompson's model of the atom

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