The deflection of alpha particles from their straight path in the gold foil experiment is technically called:
Areflection
Bscattering
Crefraction
Dabsorption
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. scattering
The deflection is called **scattering**. The gold foil experiment is also known as the **α-ray scattering experiment**.
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