Preliminary Models

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If the Thomson model of the atom was correct, then the result of Rutherford's gold foil experiment would have been

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-particles pass through the gold foil without decrease in speed.

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-particles are deflected over a wide range of angles.

α

-particles get bounced back by

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-particles pass through the gold foil deflected by small angles and with reduced speed.