Question

The results of rutherford's experiment, in which alpha particles were fired toward thin metal foils, were surprising because __________

Answer 1

The results of Rutherford's experiment were surprising as most of the alpha particles went straight without any deflection

Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment:

During the experiment, Rutherford directed beams of alpha particles at the thin gold foil and observed the following things:

• Most of the alpha particles passed straight without any deflection

• Few alpha particles got deflected from their paths on small angles

• Very few alpha particles got deflected from their paths on very large angles

Results of the experiment:

• Most of the space inside an atom is empty

• The center of the atom is occupied by a tiny positively charged dense body called a nucleus. Most of the mass of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus

• The electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular orbits and are called planetary electrons

Thus, the results of the experiment were surprising due to the above-stated facts.

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