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Rutherford bombarded _particles in discovery of nucleus

Correct answer: B. Aplha -rays

  • A. Gamma-rays
  • B. Aplha -rays
  • C. Beta-rays
  • D. X-rays

Explanation

Rutherford's famous gold foil experiment, conducted in 1909, involved bombarding alpha particles at a thin gold foil. The unexpected results from this experiment led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus

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