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What do you think what would be the observation if the a-particle scattering experiment is carried out using a foil of metal other than gold ?

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If the `alpha`-particle scattering experiment is carried out using a foil of a metal other than gold, even then the observations would be the same.
But Rutherford selected gold foil because he wanted as thin a layer as possible.
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