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Chosen because gold is incredibly malleable and can be beaten into a sheet only about 1,000 atoms thick.

Positively charged particles emitted from a radioactive source (radium). Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment - Backstage Science

A detector that would flash when hit by an alpha particle. The Unexpected Result Chosen because gold is incredibly malleable and can

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