What experiment resulted to the discovery of the nucleus?

gold foil (or alpha scattering) experiment

If you have three times the mass of carbon as you have helium, which of the following is true?

You have nearly equal numbers of carbon atoms as helium atoms.

You cannot know a relationship between carbon atoms and helium atoms.

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