When an alpha particle is sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the foil because
Harshit Singh , 2 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Pawan Prajapati
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Jayesh Vashishtha
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Dear student,
Atom has most space as empty. A very small mass is concentrated in a small area called a nucleus. The mass of an atom is concentrated at the central nucleus and the remaining part is empty. Therefore, the positively charged alpha particles when sent through metal foil go straight through the foil.
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