Most Alpha Particles Fired at a Gold Foil Pass Through

question 7

Multiple Choice

Most alpha particles fired at a gold foil pass through undeflected because the

• A)electric field is zero inside the gold.
• B)gold atoms,unlike most other metal atoms,are relatively far apart.
• C)atoms of gold,like any others,are mostly empty space.
• D)net charge of the gold atoms is zero.
• E)none of these

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