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Roughly how many alpha particles rebounded?

AOne in 15000
BOne in 19000
COne in 12000
DOne in 21000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. One in 12000
1. This was the most surprising observation. 2. Rutherford compared it to a shell bouncing off paper. 3. About one in 12000 rebounded. _Source: syllabus Science, Ch 4 'Structure of the Atom'_
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