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Most of the particles are electrons which have negligible mass as compared to nucleus, hence they passed undeflected, while nucleus is heavy and is deflected
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Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321908449
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-844-5
Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - The Atom - Figure 4.9 - Page 107: 1
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