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In 1911, the physical Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have a tiny, dense nucleus by shooting positively charged particles at a very thin gold foil. A key physical property which led Rutherford to use gold was that it was
(a)Electrically conducting
(b)Highly malleable
(c)Shiny
(d)Non - reactive

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Important Questions on Atoms
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Consider the following statement:
(I) All isotopes of elements have the same number of neutrons.
(II) Only one isotope of an element can be stable and non-radioactive.
(III) All elements have isotopes.
(IV) All isotopes of Carbon can form chemical compounds with Oxygen.
The correct option regarding an isotope is:

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Scattering angle
Number of scattered -particles detected
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Match List (Experiment performed) with List (Phenomena discovered/associated)and select the correct option from the options given below the lists
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Davisson and Germer experiment | Wave nature of electrons | ||
Millikan's oil drop experiment | Charge of an electron | ||
Rutherford experiment | Quantisation of energy levels | ||
Franck-Hertz experiment | Existence of the nucleus |

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A beam of fast moving alpha particles were directed towards a thin film of Gold. The parts and of the transmitted and reflected beams corresponding to the incident parts and of the beam are shown in the adjoing diagram. The number of alpha particles in

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(Planck's constant electron mass )

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(Ignore radiation due to motion of electric charge)


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