Question

The experiment that shot heavy particles at a thin sheet of gold foil was responsible in leading to the discovery of the
atom.
neutron.
electron.
nucleus.

Answer 1

one of the most famous experiments in early 20th century physics is the geiger-marsden experiment, or the gold foil experiment. I normally hate linking to wikipeida, but this does a pretty good job summarizing the predicted results, and what they actually found.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geiger%e2%80%93Marsden_experiment

Answer 2

was it nucleus?

Answer 3

nucleus

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

ur welcome