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1801 Geiger and Marsden measured the angle of deflection for alpha particles hitting different thin metal films. Most went straight through the foils, a few were deflected through a small angle, and about 1 in 8000 bo
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metal foil / chemical compounds / chemical reactions / gas mixture / thin metal films / /

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Thomas Royds / John Dalton / /

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alpha / vacuum tube / /

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