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Question
What was the purpose of the zinc sulphide fluorescent screen?
Options
To contain the radioactive source
To detect scattered alpha-particles
To keep the nucleus stationary
To provide a narrow beam of alpha-particles
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Solution
The zinc sulphide fluorescent screen detected scattered alpha-particles through scintillations. A microscope was used to observe those scintillations.
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