12th Class Physics Atomic Physics Question Bank Atoms Conceptual Problems

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    Why do we use a very thin gold foil in Rutherford's \[\alpha \]-particle scattering experiment?

    Answer:

                    In thick foil, the entire kinetic energy of the \[\alpha \]-particles will be absorbed and so a-particles will not be able to penetrate through the foil.


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