JEE Main 202127 Jul, Evening shiftChemistryEasyAtomic Structure113× since 2002If the Thompson model of the atom was correct, then the result of Rutherford's gold foil experiment would have been :AOption A. All of the α\alphaα-particles pass through the gold foil without decrease in speed.BOption B. α\alphaα-particles are deflected over a wide range of angles.COption C. All α\alphaα-particles get bounced back by 180∘^\circ∘DOption D. α\alphaα-particles pass through the gold foil deflected by small angles and with reduced speed.CheckSkip · show solution