Rutherford's Scattering Experiment Demonstrated

question 42

Multiple Choice

Rutherford's scattering experiment demonstrated

• A)the existence of protons.
• B)the existence of electrons.
• C)the existence of neutrons.
• D)that most of the mass of an atom is in its nucleus.
• E)that the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron is constant.

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