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Chapter 2, Problem 2.88SP
Prior to Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, the “plum pudding” model of the atom represented atomic structure. In this model, the atom is composed of electrons interspersed within a positive cloud of charge. If this were the correct model of the atom, how would the results of Rutherford’s experiment have been different?
(a) The alpha particles would pass right through the gold foil with little to no deflection.
(b) Most of the alpha particles would be deflected back toward the source.
(c) Most of the alpha particles would be absorbed by the atom and would not pass through or be deflected from the gold foil.
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