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Image: Thomson model alpha particle scattering

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Description: For use in the Geiger-Marsden experiment article. This diagram is to illustrate how an alpha particle would be scatterd by an atom according to JJ Thomson's (now obsolete) model.
Title: Thomson model alpha particle scattering
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Author: Kurzon
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