$\alpha$-Particles can be detected by using

$\alpha$-Particles can be detected by using
  1. thin aluminium sheet
  2. barium sulphate
  3. zinc sulphide screen
  4. gold foil.

Solution

Rutherford first of all used zinc sulphide ( $\mathrm{ZnS})$ as phosphor in detection of $\alpha$-particles.

Asked in: NEET 2023 (All India)

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