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Gold foil was used in Rutherford’s scattering experiment because it

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a

Is highly malleable

b

Is high ductile

c

Has high refractive index

d

Has high density

answer is C.

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Generally metals have more ductile and malleable properties. Among all the chemical elements gold (Au) has the highest malleable property. Due to this reason Rutherford is used gold foil to conduct the 𝛼 -rays experiment to know the structure of an atom.

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