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Rutherford's experiment on scattering of α-particles showed for the first time that the atom has

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Rutherford's experiment on scattering of  α-particles showed for the first time that the atom has

(a) electrons

(b) protons

(c) protons

(d) neutrons

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Correct option (c) protons

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In Rutherford's experiment a few α-particles were deflected from their original path through large angles. This suggests that the centre of atom must be positively charged, which he named nucleus. 

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