Alpha scattering — nuclear model
most straight through · a few deflected · very few back
Atom:
Alpha particles sorted
0of 8000
0straight through
0deflected
0bounced back
Prediction only — this is not what really happens
What the counting shows
percentage = part ÷ whole × 100
straight through—
deflected—
bounced back—
fired at the foil8000
What percentage of the alpha particles went straight through the foil?
%