Notes | ChemistryRutherford's α-rays Scattering Experiment - Observation, Nuclear Model of Atom and Limitation.
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Rutherford’s model of atom is based on the α-rays scattering experiment which was performed by Ernest Rutherford and his co-workers in 1910 AD. In this experiment α-rays emitted from radioactive substance where bombarded on a thin gold foil around which a movable screen coated with Zns flashes were produced which could be easily observed. By examining the Zns screen in different position, it was possible to determine the proportion of α-rays scattering away from the Gold foil.










