The gaps in the fence allow most stones to pass through without hitting the wire, analogous to α-particles passing through atoms without significant interaction.
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The sound of stones hitting a wall corresponds to the detection of α-particles when they interact with the nucleus of an atom, resulting in deflection.
It illustrates the concept of most particles passing through without interacting, akin to α-particles passing through atoms with minimal deflection.
Rutherford conducted the α-particle scattering experiment.
Rutherford did not expect to see large deflections since the alpha (α)-particles were much heavier than the protons in the gold atoms.