Rutherford expected the alpha (α)-particles to be deflected by the sub-atomic particles within the gold atoms as they passed through the foil.
Why did Rutherford expect the alpha (α)-particles to be deflected in his experiment?
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Rutherford expected the alpha (α)-particles to be deflected by the sub-atomic particles within the gold atoms as they passed through the foil.
Rutherford expected alpha particles to be deflected because he hypothesized that if Thomson’s model of the atom was correct, the positively charged alpha particles would experience minor deviations as they passed through the atom.