Question

Answer the following question, which help you understand the difference between Thomson’s model and Rutherford’s model better.

Is the average angle of deflection of α­-particles by a thin gold foil predicted by Thomson’s model much less, about the same, or much greater than that predicted by Rutherford’s model?

Answer 1

About the same

The average angle of deflection of α­-particles by a thin gold foil predicted by Thomson’s model is about the same size as predicted by Rutherford’s model. This is because the average angle was taken in both models.