Rutherford's Experiments, in Which He Bombarded a Very Thin Gold

question 93

Multiple Choice

Rutherford's experiments, in which he bombarded a very thin gold foil with alpha particles, showed that

• A) all of the α particles passed through the foil without significant deflection.
• B) none of the α particles were able to penetrate the foil.
• C) all of the α particles passed through the foil and were deflected through large angles.
• D) most of the α particles passed through the foil with negligible deflection but some were deflected through large angles.
• E) the α particles were linearly polarized after passing through the foil.

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