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why did some particles pass through the foil undeflected.

why did some particles pass through the foil and get partiallydeflected

why did some particles hit the foil and deflect backwards

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In Rutherfords experiment three things happenedsome alpha particles that were deflectedsome alpha particles came back at himsome alpha particles went straight through the gold foilThe particles that completely went through passed through theempty space in the atom The particles that were deflected to thesides were deflated by a passing electron that moved the alphaparticle out of the way The particles that were bounced back hitthe nucleus in the center that it bounced offThe solution for above three scattering    See Answer
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