Question #19a6a
1 Answer
May 20, 2017
See this old answer and links, especially [this one.](https://socratic.org/questions/why-did-ruther-ford-s-only-choose-the-gold-foil-for-experiment)
Explanation:
Rutherford's experimental results were INCONSISTENT with the prevailing view of matter: positive ions in an electron sea. Rutherford's experimental results WERE CONSISTENT with the idea of a massive nuclear core, around which the electrons orbited.
