Rutherford’s a-scattering experiment

Figure 2.6 Rutherford s a-scattering experiment and discovery of the atomic nucleus. A, HYPOTHESIS Atoms consist of electrons embedded in diffuse, positively charged matter, so the speeding a particles should passthrough the gold foil with, at most, minor deflections.

Figure 2.5 Rutherford s a-scattering experiment and discovery of the atomic nucleus.

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