In Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment, why did alpha particles sometimes ( 1 in 8,000 ) fly violently in a random direction? Select the correct answer below: The negative alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus The alpha particles move erratically naturally The positive alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus none of the above

In Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment, why did alpha particles sometimes ( 1 in 8,000 ) fly violently in a random direction? Select the correct answer below: The negative alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus The alpha particles move erratically naturally The positive alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus none of the above

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In Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment, why did alpha particles sometimes ( 1 in 8,000 ) fly violently in a random direction?
Select the correct answer below:
The negative alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus
The alpha particles move erratically naturally
The positive alpha particles were perfectly aligned to strike a nucleus
none of the above

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