alleryRutherford's $\alpha$-particle scattering experiment used a thin foil of which metal?
ACopper
BGold
CAluminium
DSilver
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Gold
Gold is highly malleable — it can be hammered into a foil only a few atoms thick, which is what the experiment needed to keep most $\alpha$-particles passing through.
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