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Chemistry Structure of Atom Discovery and Properties of Anode, Cathode Rays Neutron and Nuclear Structure Numeric Response
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Write the conclusions of observations of Rutherford's experiment.

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1. Most of the a-particles passed straight through the gold foil undeflected.

2. A few of them were deflected through small angles, while a very few were deflected to a large extent.

3. A very small percentage (1 in 20000) was deflected through angles ranging from nearly 180°.

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