Question

multiple - choice question
who performed the gold foil experiment?
dalton
rutherford
thompson
bohr

Explanation:

In 1911, Ernest Rutherford, Hans Geiger, and Ernest Marsden conducted the gold - foil experiment. This experiment was crucial in determining the nuclear structure of the atom. Dalton proposed the atomic theory which was a more basic model of the atom. Thompson discovered the electron and proposed the plum - pudding model. Bohr proposed a model of the atom with quantized energy levels for electrons.

Answer:

B. Rutherford