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Alpha particles were fired at a thin gold foil in 1909. Those results were analysed using:

AMagnet maps
BMelting heat
CMirror rays
DMomentum rules
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Momentum rules
1. The particles bounced off gold atoms. 2. Each bounce is a collision problem. 3. So momentum conservation was used. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 9, Linear Momentum and Collisions._
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