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About how many alpha particles in 20,000 bounced almost straight back?
AAbout 20
BAbout 10,000
CAbout 2,000
DAbout 1
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. About 1
Roughly one particle in 20,000 was deflected by nearly 180 degrees, pointing to a tiny dense nucleus.
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