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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.1.HL.TZ0.20
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
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18N.1.HL.TZ0.20

In the Rutherford-Geiger-Marsden scattering experiment it was observed that a small percentage of alpha particles are deflected through large angles.

Three features of the atom are

I.   the nucleus is positively charged

II.  the nucleus contains neutrons

III. the nucleus is much smaller than the atom.

Which features can be inferred from the observation?

 

A.   I and II only

B.   I and III only

C.   II and III only

D.   I, II and III

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B

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