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Ernst Rutherford discovered which part of the atom throught the use of gold foil?
A
Proton
B
Neutron
C
Electron
D
Orbitals
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The portion of the atom which was discovered by Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment is the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the now well-known experiment, alpha particles were observed to scatter backwards from a gold foil. Rutherford’s explanation, which he published in May 1911, was that the scattering was caused by a hard, dense core at the center of the atom–the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nucleus of the atom that is positively charged was discovered by Rutherford alpha particle scattering experiment.

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