30. In Rutherford’s experiments, some of the _______________ aimed at gold atoms bounced back, suggesting that a solid mass was

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Nesterboy [21]

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30. In Rutherford’s experiments, some of the _______________ aimed at gold atoms bounced back, suggesting that a solid mass was

at the center of the atom.

Chemistry

2 answers:

pochemuha · Answer 1 · 2022-07-12T03:16:41+03:00

pochemuha3 years ago

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Should be 'alpha particles'

nordsb [41] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-12T04:57:29+03:00

<h2>Answer:</h2>

In Rutherford’s experiments, some of the ___<em><u>_Alpha particles_</u></em>___ aimed at gold atoms bounced back, suggesting that a solid mass was at the center of the atom.

<h3>Explanation:</h3>

In experiment, Rutherford used alpha particles which are nuclei of helium atom.
So when these particles were bombard on the gold foil some of them were bounce back. Showing that some other nucleus in the foil repel them.