Question

Which observation by Ernest Rutherford and his students refuted the plum pudding model? (1 point)
A. electron attraction
B. alpha particle deflection
C. electron deflection
D. alpha particle attraction

Answer 1

The answer is D. Alpha Particle Attraction
Explanation:
1. Rutherford organized the elements by different properties to find a pattern.
2. The atoms are indivisible.
3. Rutherford determined the amount of charge on a electron.
4. The charges repel and opposite charges attract.
5.Alpha particle deflection.

Answer 2

Answer: alpha particle deflection

I just took the test and alpha particle attraction was wrong.

Explanation:

In the Rutherford gold foil experiment the alpha particles were deflected when they hit the nuclei of the atoms in the gold foil.