When a Gold Foil Is Bombarded with Alpha Particles,a Small

question 54

Multiple Choice

When a gold foil is bombarded with alpha particles,a small fraction of the alpha particles were scattered at large angles.The large scattering angles

• A)suggested that the positive charges in an atom were uniformly distributed throughout the atom.
• B)were consistent with all of the negative charge of the atom being concentrated at the center of the atom.
• C)suggested that the negative charges in an atom were uniformly distributed throughout the atom.
• D)required that the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom be concentrated in a very small region.
• E)were consistent with the idea that the atom has a neutral nucleus.

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