Question

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

Answer 1

More number of k-particles will passes the nucleus of the lighter atoms is small, smaller number of k-particles will be deflected as a number of positive charges is less on the lighter nuclei.