What was Ernest Rutherford's experiment?

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A. He measured the electricity produced when light hit metal.

B. He measured the bending of a cathode ray caused by electricity.

) C. He shot tiny alpha particles through a piece of gold foil.

D. He suspended tiny drops of charged oil in an electric field.

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Nolan Cameron

26 January, 13:18

What was Ernest Rutherford's experiment?

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A. He measured the electricity produced when light hit metal.

B. He measured the bending of a cathode ray caused by electricity.

) C. He shot tiny alpha particles through a piece of gold foil.

D. He suspended tiny drops of charged oil in an electric field.

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Bentley Phillips · Answer 1

C. He shot tiny alpha particles through a piece of gold foil.

Explanation:

In the year 1911, Ernest Rutherford performed the gold foil experiment which gave a deeper perspective to the structure of an atom.

He simply collided a thin gold foil with an alpha particle which he generated from a radioactive source. He discovered that most of the alpha particles passed through the thin gold foil but a few were deflected back. His discovery led to the proposition of the nuclear model of the atom.

What was Ernest Rutherford's experiment?OA. He measured the electricity produced when light hit metal.B. He measured the bending of a cathode ray caused by electricity.) C. He shot tiny alpha particles through a piece of gold foil.D. He suspended tiny drops of charged oil in an electric field.