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Gamma ray is neutral. More over it is an electromagnetic radiation having high

penetration power. So scattering by the gold nuclei is not at all possible

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How about the fact that alpha rays are easy to produce, control, measure, and

protect against, whereas Rutherford had no convenient source of gamma rays,

no way to control them where he did find them, and was not much interested

in exposing himself to a shower of radiation more energetic than X-rays, even

in the interest of science.

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