why is Rutherford's experiment called the gold foil experiment?
Biology · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Because it is the name of the experiment Rutherford did to find out a new atomic model. He used a thin gold foil and bombard it with alpha particles. He found out as alpha particles being bombarded, some changed their direction after bouncing because of the impact but most of them didn’t make any.