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Structure of the Atom — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceStructure of the Atom1 Mark
MCQ
In Rutherford's $α-$rays scattering experiment, gold foils are used because of $...........$ ?
  • ✓
    High malleability
  • B
    Ductility
  • C
    High melting point
  • D
    High ionisation energy
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Answer

Correct option: A.
High malleability
Malleability is the material's ability to form thin sheets.
In Rutherford's ray scattering experiment, gold foil is used because of its high malleability.
Very thin gold foil is used in the experiment and gold is capable of being rolled into extremely thin foils.

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