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alpha-Particles can be detected using...

`alpha`-Particles can be detected using

A

thin aluminium sheet

B

barium sulphate

C

zinc sulphide screen

D

gold foil.

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C
Rutherford first of all used zinc sulphide (ZnS) as phosphor in detection of `alpha`-particles.
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