When Rutherford Directed a Stream of Alpha Particles at a Gold

question 50

Multiple Choice

When Rutherford directed a stream of alpha particles at a gold foil, some particles

• A)bounced back.
• B)continued through the foil.
• C)deflected at a variety of angles.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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