How a #Sigma handles an #alpha ⚛️ . Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment, conducted in 1909-1913, revolutionized our understanding of atomic structure. Rutherford, along with his collaborators Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, aimed to investigate the distribution of positive charge within an atom. They bombarded a thin gold foil with alpha particles, expecting them to pass through with minimal deflection. Surprisingly, some particles deflected at large angles, indicating the presence of a concentrat