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In Rutherford's experiment, generally the thin foil of heavy atoms like gold, platinum etc. have been used to be bombarded by the -particles. If the thin foil of light atoms like aluium etc. is used, what difference would be observed from the above results? 

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Heavy nuclei have large positive charges and light nuclei have small positive charges. The repulsion between alpha particles and heavy nuclei is much larger than the repulsion between alpha particles and small nuclei.
More number of alpha-particles will pass as the nucleus of the lighter atoms is small, smaller number of alpha-particles will be deflected as a number of positive charges is less than on the lighter nuclei.
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In Rutherford's experiment, generally the thin foil of heavy atoms like gold, platinum etc. have been used to be bombarded by the -particles. If the thin foil of light atoms like aluium etc. is used, what difference would be observed from the above results? 
Updated OnJan 6, 2023
TopicStructure of Atom
SubjectChemistry
ClassClass 11
Answer TypeText solution:1 Video solution: 1
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