Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Atoms

Question:
In Rutherford's Alpha Scattering experiment, passage of most alpha particles through the gold foil shows which of the following?
Options:
The positive charge is evenly distributed inside the nucleus
nucleus is neutral
nucleus is positively charged
nucleus is very tiny.
Correct Answer:
nucleus is very tiny.
Explanation:
As most of the particles pass undeflected this means that the nucleus is very small in dimensions as compared to the atom as a whole.