Which of the following observations was not correct during Rutherford’s scattering…
Chemistry · Class 11 · CBSE — Structure of Atom
Which of the following observations was not correct during Rutherford’s scattering experiment?
- Most of the a-particles passed through the gold foil undeflected.
- A small fraction of the a-particles was deflected by small angles.
- A large number of the a-particles were bounced back.
- A very few a-particles (~ 1 in 20,000) were bounced back.
Answer
(C) A large number of the a -particles were bounced back.
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