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why is gold used in Rutherford experiment

Devi 17th May, 2020

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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 17th May, 2020

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Ruther Ford used gold for his experiment because:-

He wanted a metal which is highly malleable so that a very thin foil can be obtained
Due to highly malleable property of gold it could be hammered to obtain a very thin foil Without breaking the foil
A gold foil with thickness of only 1000 atoms was obtained and that it was perfect for performing the experiment and thus it was used

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