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Question 43

In the alpha particle scattering experiment, positively charged alpha particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold foil.

Explain how the differences in how the alpha particles were deflected provided evidence for:

a.

the mass of the atom being concentrated in a tiny nucleus

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b.

the nucleus having a positive charge

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