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What important information is furnished by the alpha particle scattering experiment, performed by Rutherford, about the nucleus of an atom?

What important information is furnished by the alpha particle scattering experiment, performed by Rutherford, about the nucleus of an atom?

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Pawan Prajapati
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2 years ago
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Jayesh Vashishtha
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2 years ago
Dear student,
 
When alpha particles are permitted to travel through an atom, they are totally deflected back in the region where the nucleus is present. This demonstrates that the nucleus contains the whole mass of the atom and is made up of positively charged particles.
 
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