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that was great! Thanks a lot!:)

Hi.. thanks loads for your reply.. much clearer now. I was also thinking in terms of penetrating power of the beta particle since it is much less massive than the alpha particle. It could be that beta particle will not pass through the atom so easily. Does that make any sense? PS: I am only an...

hii.. i would like to know why alpha particles are more suited for this experiment than beta particles? thxx :)