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The particle would only reflect if the item it was reflecting off of had a positive charge.
Rutherford set up this experiment in order to see Thomsons model was correct.
What did Rutherford compare this experiment to?
A.) a car going as fast as it can.
B.) The speed of Light
C.) A bullet fired at a piece of tissue paper, then coming back and hitting you.
D.) a balloon floating
An Alpha particle would bounce backwards if it bumped into something with _______ mass and _________ Charge than the particle itself.
A: Less; Negative
B: Greater; Positive
C: Same; Neutral
D: Same; Positive
For the previous question, the correct answer would be B.
Now this experiment was important because it showed particles were not solid.
How much change in direction could the alpha particles have to pass through the foil.
A: Lots of change
B: Only small Change
C: No Change at all
D: Proton
The correct answer was C. Rutherford compared the gold sheet to a piece of tissue paper!
Correct Answer: B
The answer is C, Empty space.
Almost all Alpha particles passed through the gold, but some few bounced back.