JEE Main202127 Jul 2021Evening ShiftChemistryStructure of AtomActual
If the Thomson model of the atom was correct, then the result of Rutherford's gold foil experiment would have been:
Options
- AAll of the α -particles pass through the gold foil without decrease in speed.
- Bα -particles are deflected over a wide range of angles.
- CAll α -particles get bounced back by 180 ° .
- Dα -particles pass through the gold foil deflected by small angles and with reduced speed.
Correct answer
D. α -particles pass through the gold foil deflected by small angles and with reduced speed.
Step-by-step solution
According to Thomson's plum pudding model, protons are diffused in a positively charged cloud (charge is not centred) and the negatively charged particles are embedded in it. So, the α - particles would deviate by small angles and due to repulsion from protons, their speed would decrease.