Rutherford's Experiments,in Which He Bombarded a Very Thin Gold Foil $\alpha$

question 49

Multiple Choice

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

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

---

Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are presumed to influence or predict the outcome of a dependent variable.

Variances

Statistical measures reflecting the dispersion or spread of a set of data points or how far each value in the set is from the mean.

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together; if they increase or decrease similarly.

Coefficient Of Correlation

An index that measures the magnitude and direction of a straight-line association between two variables.