Rutherford did not expect to see large deflections since the alpha (α)-particles were much heavier than the protons in the gold atoms.
What was Rutherford’s expectation regarding the magnitude of deflections observed in his experiment?
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Rutherford did not expect to see large deflections since the alpha (α)-particles were much heavier than the protons in the gold atoms.
Rutherford expected minimal deflections of alpha particles, assuming they would pass through the atom with slight deviations due to the positive charge being uniformly distributed throughout the atom, as proposed by the Thomson model.